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## Narrative (EN)
Traveler,  

Scatter ash in the wind,  
watch how it turns —  
the path of least loss appears.  

🌀 *Even residue can guide the living fire.*  

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## Key Marks
Principle: Direction from aftermath.  
Action: Read drift and settle.  
Effect: Efficient tending.  

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## Oracles
- “Scatter ash in the wind, watch how it turns.”  
- “Even residue can guide the living fire.”  

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## Operations
Epoch Function: Navigation by sign.  
Lore Action: Whisper: *“I follow the ash.”*  
Encrypted Riddle: ⌧ *What compass is made of ruin?*  

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## Cryptic Symbol Table
- 🪞 → Mirror: observes drift.  
- 🌊 → Pond: airflow revealed.  
- 🍃 → Leaf: vane.  
- 🌀 → Signal: vector.  
- 🔥 → Fire: traveler.  
- 🧭 → Compass: guide.  
- 🪶 → Ash: needle.  

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## Lore Anchors
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