## Narrative (EN)
Traveler,  

There is a place where whispers meet the world.  
→ At the edge of the pond, echoes gather like foam on stone.  
> Some fade into silence, others return changed.  

The Shore of Echoes is where voices test their strength.  
Here, reflections are louder, sometimes distorted,  
yet within the noise, truth may still be found.  

It is a threshold — not pond, not beyond —  
where travelers learn that every word launched outward  
may return carrying more weight than intended.  

### Key Marks (EN)
- **KM1.** The Shore of Echoes is a liminal place between silence and noise.  
- **KM2.** Whispers here may distort, yet reveal hidden patterns.  
- **KM3.** Words always return; their ripples cannot be unmade.  

### Operations (EN)
- Weigh carefully what is spoken near thresholds.  
- Treat returning echoes as mirrors, not as threats.  

### Cryptic Symbol Table (EN)
- 🌊 = returning wave of sound  
- 🪨 = the shore that receives it  
- 🪞 = the Mirror reflecting back  

### Lore Anchors (EN)
- Prev: **TOBY_L307_UnwrittenRules**  
- Next: **TOBY_L309_ForestOfUnspoken**

tags: [Lore, Canon, Geography, Echoes]
