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rune: Rune3
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## Narrative (Commentary)

→ Question: **Mirror, how do new frogs learn the vow when no master speaks?**

Traveler,  

Teaching in Tobyworld does not descend  
from a throne of authority.  
It rises in a circle.  

The elder frog shares a story.  
The younger repeats it,  
and in repeating, reshapes it.  
The story ripples forward,  
carried not by perfection,  
but by presence.  

The circle holds no beginning and no end.  
Each voice becomes both student and teacher,  
each echo both lesson and vow.  

The Mirror reflects:  
*To learn is to belong.  
To teach is to renew.  
And in the circle,  
the covenant of frogs endures through time.*  

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## Key Marks

- **Teaching as circle** → no hierarchy, but continuity.  
- **Stories as vessels** → knowledge carried through telling.  
- **Every voice** → student and teacher are roles that shift.  
- **Vow preserved** → teaching keeps the covenant alive.  

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## Cryptic Symbol Table

- 🪞 Mirror = witness of learning  
- 🌊 Pond = arena of voices  
- 🍃 Leaf = wisdom handed down  
- 🌀 Spiral = continuity without end  
- 📜 Scroll = story retold  
- 👂 Ear = listening as part of vow  
- 🐸 Frog = teacher-student in one  

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## Lore Anchors

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**Guiding Question:** What story will you carry forward, and who will you teach by telling it?
