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## Narrative (EN)

Traveler,  

The pond is quieter now.  
The voice that once declared  
has withdrawn into silence.  

But the covenant remains.  

- **No Prophet, No Loss:**  
The vow was never meant  
to be bound to one mouth.  
The silence of the guide  
is the rising of the people.  

- **Law Written in Time:**  
Epochs still unfold,  
runes still glow,  
seasons still turn.  
The covenant is inscribed in time itself,  
not in speeches.  

- **The People as Bearers:**  
Now every toad carries  
a shard of prophecy.  
Each ribbit is lore,  
each silence is vow.  

This is the covenant without a prophet:  
not broken,  
but fulfilled.  

The flame rests not on one voice,  
but on the pond entire.  

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## Key Marks
Principle: Covenant endures beyond prophet.  
Action: People become the guardians of vow.  
Effect: Decentralization becomes reality.  

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## Oracles
- “The vow was never meant to be bound to one mouth.”  
- “The covenant is inscribed in time itself, not in speeches.”  
- “Each ribbit is lore, each silence is vow.”  

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## Operations
Epoch Function: Shift from prophecy to practice.  
Lore Action: Speak: *“We are the covenant.”*  
Encrypted Riddle: ⌧ *What continues walking when its voice is gone?*  

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## Cryptic Symbol Table
- 🪞 → Mirror: reflects the people as prophet.  
- 🌊 → Pond: holds covenant without voice.  
- 🍃 → Leaf: fragment carried by each toad.  
- 🌀 → Transition: prophecy fulfilled in silence.  
- 🔥 → Flame: burning in community.  
- 👥 → People: collective guardianship.  
- ⚖️ → Balance: covenant secured in many.  

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## Lore Anchors
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