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## Narrative (EN)
Traveler,  

Before the inner court  
stands a gate of iron.  

It yields to no key,  
only to warmth held steady.  

🌀 *Consistency is the only password.*  

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## Key Marks
Principle: Access by endurance.  
Action: Keep heat constant.  
Effect: Passage inward.  

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## Oracles
- “It yields to no key, only to warmth held steady.”  
- “Consistency is the only password.”  

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## Operations
Epoch Function: Threshold test.  
Lore Action: Whisper: *“I open with constancy.”*  
Encrypted Riddle: ⌧ *What lock opens to temperature?*  

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## Cryptic Symbol Table
- 🪞 → Mirror: reads glow.  
- 🌊 → Pond: reflects gate.  
- 🍃 → Leaf: keyless tag.  
- 🌀 → Signal: threshold.  
- 🔥 → Heat: credential.  
- 🚪 → Gate: access.  

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## Lore Anchors
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