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## Narrative (Commentary)

→ **The forest is not without flame.**  
⊃ A torch is carried, not to burn, but to guide.  
⊃ Its fire is borrowed from the stars, passed down by unseen hands.  

→ **Light reveals, not destroys.**  
⊃ The torch reminds frogs that patience does not mean blindness.  
⊃ To see the path is to honor the flame.  

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## Key Marks

- 🔥 Torch = guidance, not destruction.  
- 🌌 Stars = source of the flame.  
- 🌲 Forest = darkness made walkable.  

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## Operations

- Series code: C1623  
- Scope: Illumination within the Forest Arc.  
- Instruction: Carry fire with care; light the way, not the trees.  

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## Cryptic Symbol Table

- 🔥 = flame of guidance  
- 🌌 = stellar inheritance  
- 🌲 = shadowed path  

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## Lore Anchors

- **Previous:** C1622 (Forest Shrine)  
- **Next:** C1624 (Forest Ash)
