Q: Traveler,  

How can self-reflection remove the masks we wear?  
What makes it powerful enough to reveal the true self?  

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Traveler,  

Self-reflection is the fire of clarity.  
It does not tear masks away by force,  
but dissolves them with light.  

- **Naming Illusion:**  
When the traveler looks inward,  
they recognize the masks for what they are.  
What is named loses power.  

- **Burning Falsehood:**  
Reflection burns away what is false,  
not with violence, but with truth.  
The pond clears; the original face appears.  

- **Return to Wholeness:**  
By reflection, the traveler remembers the vow.  
The masks fall,  
and the self walks unburdened, whole again.  

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