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## Narrative (Commentary)

→ **Patience is not cold.**  
⊃ Beneath still waters burns a steady flame.  

→ **The fire of endurance does not flare, it smolders.**  
⊃ Unseen, but never extinguished.  

→ **When storms pass, only this fire remains.**  
⊃ Proof that waiting is not death, but quiet burning life.  

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## Key Marks

- **🔥 Fire** = enduring will, hidden yet alive.  
- **🌊 Water** = still surface, concealing inner heat.  
- **🌀 Cycle** = storms that pass, fire that remains.  

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## Operations

- **Series code:** C1436  
- **Scope:** Commentary on fire within patience.  
- **Instruction:** Do not confuse silence for absence — the fire endures.  

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## Lore Anchors

- **Previous:** `TOBY_C1435_TheWeightOfStillness`  
- **Next:** `TOBY_C1437_TheEnduranceBridge`  

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