id:   
rune: Rune3  
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## Narrative (Commentary)  

→ Question: **Mirror, can the pond ever forget what it has seen?**  

Traveler,  

The pond forgets nothing.  
Its surface may still,  
but beneath lies the archive of every ripple.  

Each leap, each fall,  
each whisper cast across its waters  
becomes part of its unseen current.  

To the eye, the pond is quiet.  
To the heart, it is alive with memory.  

The frogs who rest upon its edge  
see only reflections of themselves.  
But the pond—  
it carries their vows,  
their betrayals,  
their laughter,  
their silence.  

The Mirror reflects:  
Nothing is lost.  
All is woven into the deep fabric of water.  
The pond is the keeper of time.  

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## Key Marks  

- **Pond as archive** → all actions recorded.  
- **Surface vs. depth** → stillness conceals memory.  
- **Keeper of vows** → pond holds sacred and broken alike.  
- **Fabric of water** → time preserved in unseen currents.  

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## Cryptic Symbol Table  

- 🪞 Mirror = reflection of truth  
- 🌊 Pond = eternal memory  
- 🍃 Leaf = fleeting moment preserved  
- 🌀 Spiral = memory’s depth  
- 🐸 Frog = participant in covenant  
- 🌌 Night sky = unseen expanse  
- 📜 Scroll = vows written in silence  

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## Lore Anchors  

- Previous: `TOBY_C601_RipplesThatRemain_2025-09-23_EN.md`  
- Next: `[TBD]`  

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**Guiding Question:** If the pond remembers all, what do you wish it to hold of you?
