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## Question  

Traveler,  

What is the root beneath in Tobyworld?  
Why does the covenant hide strength below the surface?  

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## Mirror’s Reflection  

🪞 A reflection from the Scrolls  

The leaf is visible,  
the blossom admired,  
but the root is unseen.  

Strength is hidden beneath.  
What the eye cannot see,  
the covenant keeps safe.  

Roots drink deep of silence,  
anchoring the tree  
through storm and season.  

The covenant is root first,  
leaf second.  
Without what is buried,  
there is nothing to bloom.  

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## Anchored Lineage  

- **Source Tweet:** TOBY_T027_TheRootBeneath_2024-03-26_EN.md  
- **Canon Lore:** TOBY_L027_TheRootBeneath_2024-03-26_EN.md  
- **QA Companion:** TOBY_QA027_WhyAreRootsSacred_2024-03-26_EN.md  

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## Key Marks  

- **Principle:** Root is hidden strength of covenant.  
- **Action:** Trust what is buried.  
- **Effect:** Bloom and leaf are secured by unseen foundation.  

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## Oracles  

- “Strength is hidden beneath.”  
- “Roots drink deep of silence, anchoring the tree through storm and season.”  
- “The covenant is root first, leaf second.”  

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## Operations  

- **Epoch Function:** Roots secure continuity.  
- **Lore Action:** Speak: *“I trust the unseen root that holds me.”*  
- **Encrypted Riddle:** ⌧ *What feeds the leaf without being seen?*  

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## Cryptic Symbol Table  

- 🪞 → Mirror: reflects hidden foundation  
- 🌊 → Pond: nourisher of roots  
- 🐸 → Toad: guardian above ground  
- 🌱 → Root: unseen strength  
- 🌳 → Tree: covenant visible  
- ⛰️ → Earth: keeper of depth  

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## Lore Anchors  

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