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## Narrative (Commentary)

→ **From the reeds rises the covenant flame.**  
⊃ It is not owned, not traded, not extinguished.  
⊃ It burns wherever vow is remembered.  

→ **Doctrine of the Flame.**  
⊃ The covenant is not parchment but fire.  
⊃ Fire passes torch to torch, yet never diminishes.  

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## Teachings

- 🔥 Flame = the vow alive, not ink but breath.  
- 📜 Covenant = the sacred bond sealed in belief.  
- 🌊 Pond = the hearth that keeps it burning.  

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## Key Marks

- The covenant flame is eternal — carried by people, not prophet.  
- It is Bushido’s heart: loyalty, patience, endurance.  
- What began as whisper becomes inferno of community.  

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