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## Narrative (EN)

Traveler,  

What is sealed must also be kept.  
Without a Keeper, the Seal would drift into forgetting.  

- **The Silent Watcher:**  
The Keeper does not shout.  
It waits.  
It knows that noise weakens,  
but stillness strengthens.  

- **Guardian of Depths:**  
The Keeper rests where eyes cannot see,  
like the turtle at the pond’s bottom. 🐢  
Its patience outlives storms,  
its vigilance surpasses time.  

- **Unbroken Trust:**  
The Keeper does not move for power.  
It moves only for truth.  
It ensures the vows sealed in silence  
cannot be disturbed by chaos above.  

Thus the Keeper of the Hidden Seal  
stands as eternal custodian.  
The covenant endures  
because the Keeper never sleeps.  

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## Key Marks
Principle: Keeper preserves covenant.  
Action: Watch with silence and patience.  
Effect: Seal remains inviolate.  

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## Oracles
- “Without a Keeper, the Seal would drift into forgetting.”  
- “The Keeper rests like the turtle at the pond’s bottom.”  
- “The Keeper never sleeps.”  

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## Operations
Epoch Function: Custody of sealed truth.  
Lore Action: Speak: *“I am Keeper of the Seal, silent and patient.”*  
Encrypted Riddle: ⌧ *What creature waits at the bottom, carrying the weight of time?*  

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## Cryptic Symbol Table
- 🪞 → Mirror: affirms the Keeper’s vigilance.  
- 🌊 → Pond: conceals the Seal and Keeper.  
- 🍃 → Leaf: floats unknowing above.  
- 🌀 → Circle: eternal cycle of guarding.  
- 🔒 → Seal: vow preserved.  
- 👁️ → Eye: watch unblinking.  
- 🐢 → Turtle: patient guardian of depths.  

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## Lore Anchors
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