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## Narrative (EN)
Traveler,  

Words grow brittle in cold air.  
So the Oathsmiths heat them,  
hammering promise into shape.  

🌀 *A vow tempered in fire does not break.*  

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## Key Marks
Principle: Temper the promise.  
Action: Speak, then forge.  
Effect: Oath unbreakable.  

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## Oracles
- “The Oathsmiths heat words, hammering promise into shape.”  
- “A vow tempered in fire does not break.”  

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## Operations
Epoch Function: Forging of vows.  
Lore Action: Whisper: *“I smith my oath.”*  
Encrypted Riddle: ⌧ *What word must be hammered to last?*  

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## Cryptic Symbol Table
- 🪞 → Mirror: tests edges.  
- 🌊 → Pond: quenching basin.  
- 🍃 → Leaf: stamped seal.  
- 🌀 → Signal: ringing stroke.  
- 🔥 → Forge heat.  
- ⚒️ → Hammer: shaping.  
- ✋ → Hand: sworn.  

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## Lore Anchors
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