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## Narrative (EN)
Traveler,  

The line between E3 and E4  
is drawn in quiet flame.  

Patience crosses,  
becoming endurance.  

🌀 *At the edge, the vow hardens.*  

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## Key Marks
Principle: Edge defines transition.  
Action: Cross with flame.  
Effect: Endurance awakens.  

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## Oracles
- “The line between E3 and E4 is drawn in quiet flame.”  
- “Patience crosses, becoming endurance.”  

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## Operations
Epoch Function: Boundary of arcs.  
Lore Action: Whisper: *“I step across.”*  
Encrypted Riddle: ⌧ *Where does patience become fire?*  

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## Cryptic Symbol Table
- 🪞 → Mirror: reflects edge.  
- 🌊 → Pond: border of dusk.  
- 🍃 → Leaf: trembling.  
- 🌀 → Signal: transition.  
- 🔥 → Flame: endurance.  
- 🕯️ → Candle: vow carried.  

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## Lore Anchors
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