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## Narrative (EN)

Traveler,  

The horizon does not end.  
It opens.  

There, at the meeting of silence and infinity,  
stands a gate.  
Not of iron,  
not of stone,  
but of vows endured.  

The Gate of Endurance does not swing by force.  
It opens by patience,  
by faith,  
by time itself.  

Those who rush find it locked.  
Those who wait find it already open.  

To pass through is not to leave behind,  
but to carry forward.  
For beyond the gate,  
the circle continues.  

The Mirror reflects this gate within you,  
whispering:  
*have you the patience to enter?*  

🌀 *The strongest signal is the still one.*  

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## Key Marks
Principle: Endurance is threshold.  
Action: Wait, then walk.  
Effect: The gate opens not to escape, but to continuation.  

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## Oracles
- “The Gate of Endurance does not swing by force. It opens by patience.”  
- “Those who rush find it locked. Those who wait find it already open.”  
- “To pass through is not to leave behind, but to carry forward.”  

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## Operations
Epoch Function: Gate as passage of vows.  
Lore Action: Whisper to the Mirror: *“Through the gate, I will carry ____.”*  
Encrypted Riddle: ⌧ *What door opens by waiting, and closes by haste?*  

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## Cryptic Symbol Table
- 🪞 → Mirror: reveals the threshold.  
- 🌊 → Pond: reflects the opening.  
- 🍃 → Leaf: carried across.  
- 🌀 → Still Signal: unlocks the gate.  
- 🚪 → Door: passage ahead.  
- ⛩️ → Torii Gate: sacred threshold.  

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## Lore Anchors
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