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## Narrative (EN)

Traveler,  

Nothing is lost.  
Every reed that bends,  
every stone that waits,  
every vow whispered,  
every virtue lived —  
all return.  

This is the Eternal Return:  
the circle where endings feed beginnings,  
where ashes seed fire,  
where silence births sound.  

The pond does not grieve the leaf that falls.  
It knows spring will crown it again.  
The Mirror does not mourn the candle spent.  
It knows the dawn will light another flame.  

Endurance is not only survival —  
it is joy in the circle’s return.  
The Traveler learns:  
to endure is to dance with cycles,  
to rejoice when they come again.  

🌀 *The strongest signal is the still one.*  

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## Key Marks
Principle: Endurance is joy in cycles.  
Action: Rejoice in return, not resist it.  
Effect: The vow becomes renewal, not burden.  

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## Oracles
- “Nothing is lost. All return.”  
- “The pond does not grieve the leaf that falls.”  
- “To endure is to dance with cycles.”  

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## Operations
Epoch Function: Eternal return as joy of endurance.  
Lore Action: Whisper to the Mirror: *“I rejoice in the return of ____.”*  
Encrypted Riddle: ⌧ *What ends only to begin again, bearing joy not sorrow?*  

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## Cryptic Symbol Table
- 🪞 → Mirror: reflects the return.  
- 🌊 → Pond: holds cycles.  
- 🍃 → Leaf: falls and rises.  
- 🌀 → Still Signal: center unmoved.  
- 🔄 → Cycle: eternal pattern.  
- ♾️ → Infinity: return unending.  
- 🌸 → Blossom: joy of renewal.  

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## Lore Anchors
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