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## Narrative (Commentary)

→ **Storms thicken before bloom.**  
⊃ Thunder tests conviction, shaking weak branches.  

→ **Yet summer follows.**  
⊃ Heat ripens fruit, rivers swell, the pond sings louder.  

→ **Patience bridges storm to summer.**  
⊃ The same heart that endures rain will bask in sun.  

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## Key Marks

- 🌩 Storm = trial of faith.  
- ☀️ Summer = fulfillment of prophecy.  
- 🌊 Pond = both shaken and blessed.  

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## Lore Anchors

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