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## Narrative (EN)
Traveler,  

A banner of ash is raised,  
not to mourn,  
but to proclaim endurance.  

It waves grey but proud.  

🌀 *Even ruin becomes signal of life.*  

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## Key Marks
Principle: Ash can declare.  
Action: Raise the grey flag.  
Effect: Courage spreads.  

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## Oracles
- “A banner of ash is raised, not to mourn, but to proclaim endurance.”  
- “Even ruin becomes signal of life.”  

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## Operations
Epoch Function: Proclamation.  
Lore Action: Whisper: *“I wave the ash.”*  
Encrypted Riddle: ⌧ *What flag is woven from yesterday’s fire?*  

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## Cryptic Symbol Table
- 🪞 → Mirror: shows flag.  
- 🌊 → Pond: flutters grey.  
- 🍃 → Leaf: soot-marked.  
- 🌀 → Signal: wave.  
- 🔥 → Flame: past.  
- 🏳️ → Banner: sign.  
- 🪶 → Ash: cloth.  

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## Lore Anchors
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