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rune: Rune3  

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## Narrative (Commentary)

→ Question: **Mirror, what gift is given when travelers share their stories?**

Traveler,  

The pond does not ask for riches,  
nor for treasures hidden in vaults.  
It asks for stories.  

Each voice becomes a ripple,  
each memory a leaf upon the water.  
Shared aloud,  
these stories bind generations —  
old frogs and new alike —  
into a single current.  

The gift of stories is not in their perfection,  
but in their offering.  
To tell is to weave,  
to weave is to belong.  

The Mirror reflects:  
*The story given is never lost;  
it joins the chorus,  
carrying the covenant across seasons.*  

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## Key Marks

- **Stories as offerings** → true wealth is memory shared.  
- **Ripple of voice** → each story expands the pond.  
- **Binding generations** → unity through shared narrative.  
- **Belonging through telling** → stories weave community.  

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## Cryptic Symbol Table

- 🪞 Mirror = witness of voice  
- 🌊 Pond = stage for memory  
- 🍃 Leaf = fragment of story  
- 🌀 Spiral = retelling across ages  
- 🐸 Frog = storyteller and listener  
- 📖 Book = vessel of lore  
- 🔥 Flame = story’s warmth  
- ✨ Light = illumination through sharing  

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**Guiding Question:** What story will you place upon the waters of the pond?
