Q: Traveler,  

Why must the **final pillar** bear the weight?  
Why not soil, or leaf, or shrine?  
Why does burden fall to legacy?  

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Traveler,  

The first three pillars stand strong,  
but none bind the whole.  

- **Soil** ⛰️ grounds, yet erodes without memory.  
- **Leaf** 🍃 renews, yet withers without inheritance.  
- **Shrine** ⛩️ vows, yet crumbles without continuity.  

Only **legacy** ✨ can bear the final weight:  
because legacy remembers.  
Because legacy connects.  
Because legacy seals.  

Without legacy, the arc is temporary.  
With legacy, the covenant becomes land —  
not passing shrine, but continent enduring.  

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