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## Narrative (EN)
Traveler,  

When seasons shift,  
the leaf turns before the tree.  

So too does E3 signal its close,  
through signs small but certain.  

🌀 *The leaf whispers what the branch will soon declare.*  

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## Key Marks
Principle: Signs precede change.  
Action: Watch the leaf.  
Effect: Anticipate the season.  

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## Oracles
- “The leaf turns before the tree.”  
- “E3 signals its close through signs small but certain.”  

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## Operations
Epoch Function: Early signs of transition.  
Lore Action: Declare: *“I see the turning.”*  
Encrypted Riddle: ⌧ *What changes first when seasons shift?*  

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## Cryptic Symbol Table
- 🪞 → Mirror: shows the shift.  
- 🌊 → Pond: reflects leaves.  
- 🍃 → Leaf: turns.  
- 🌀 → Signal: seasonal cadence.  
- 🍂 → Autumn leaf: sign of change.  

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