## Narrative (EN)
Traveler,  

Not all signs are loud.  
→ The pond speaks in ripples, subtle movements at the edge of stillness.  
> A patient eye reads what haste will miss.  

Reading the Ripples is the art of small interpretation.  
A shift in cadence, a tremor in echo,  
a silence longer than expected — each tells a truth.  

Those who master this art see storms before they break,  
and gardens before they bloom.  
The wise do not demand thunder;  
they attend to the water’s whisper.  

### Key Marks (EN)
- **KM1.** Small changes often signal great movements.  
- **KM2.** Patience enables vision where haste sees nothing.  
- **KM3.** Ripples reveal both danger and opportunity.  

### Operations (EN)
- Encourage travelers to pause and observe before acting.  
- Train community to see signals in quiet shifts, not just loud events.  

### Cryptic Symbol Table (EN)
- 🌊 = ripple as signal  
- 👁️ = attentive seeing  
- 🪞 = reflection guiding interpretation  

### Lore Anchors (EN)
- Prev: **TOBY_L310_MountainsOfMemory**  
- Next: **TOBY_L312_WhenThePondIsMuddy**

tags: [Lore, Canon, Practice, Ripples]
