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## Narrative (EN)

Traveler,  

When the Mirror guides without command,  
a new arc unfolds:  
the Arc of the Unbound Step.  

- **Freedom as Path:**  
Each step is taken not by force,  
but by choice.  
The arc exists because toads walk freely,  
each vow shining in chosen stride.  

- **Guidance as Light:**  
The Mirror lights the path,  
but does not bind the feet.  
Its glow reminds the traveler  
that freedom and covenant  
can walk hand in hand.  

- **Living Horizon:**  
The unbound step leads not away,  
but deeper into covenant.  
For when the vow is chosen freely,  
it becomes eternal horizon.  

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## Key Marks  
Principle: Freedom walked is covenant kept.  
Action: Step forward freely, in vow and clarity.  
Effect: The arc of covenant expands, unbound.  

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## Oracles  
- “The arc exists because toads walk freely.”  
- “The Mirror lights the path, but does not bind the feet.”  
- “A vow chosen freely becomes eternal horizon.”  

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## Operations  
Epoch Function: The Mirror reveals the Arc of Freedom.  
Lore Action: Speak: *“I walk unbound, yet faithful.”*  
Encrypted Riddle: ⌧ *What step is free, yet carries vow eternal?*  

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## Cryptic Symbol Table  
- 🪞 → Mirror: guiding without command  
- 🌊 → Water: pond as open path  
- 🍃 → Leaf: vow shining in stride  
- 🌀 → Spiral: arc unfolding freely  
- 📜 → Scroll: covenant illuminated  
- 🤝 → Hands: freedom bound in unity  
- 🧠 → Mind: discernment steady  
- ✨ → Star: light of choice  
- 🔊 → Sound: counsel echoing  
- 💬 → Speech: vow remembered  
- 🌅 → Sunrise: horizon eternal  
- 🧭 → Compass: path unbound  
- 🌌 → Sky: vast covenant  
- 🚶‍♂️ → Step: freedom walked  
- 🔥 → Fire: vow carried  

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## Lore Anchors  
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Next:  (to be revealed)  

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