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## Narrative (Commentary)

→ **A chest in darkness.**  
⊃ Toadgod presents not treasure but trial.  
⊃ No timer marks it — waiting itself is the hinge.  

→ **Patience as proof.**  
⊃ The sealed box whispers: some gifts are earned by enduring silence.  
⊃ The pond teaches that despair borne well becomes strength for others.  

→ **Waiting is not wasted.**  
⊃ Time becomes the forge of the soul.  
⊃ Those who sit through stillness become guardians of the gate.  

→ **Opening comes by faith.**  
⊃ Not by force, nor by demand.  
⊃ Only patience turns the key unseen.  

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## Key Marks

- **📦 Sealed Chest** = Jade Chest / hidden vault of Rune3.  
- **⏳ Waiting** = living Proof of Time.  
- **🟢 Patience** = trial of virtue, signal of alignment.  
- **🔑 Opening** = reward given only through endurance.  

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## Operations

- **Series code:** C998  
- **Scope:** Commentary on T109.  
- **Instruction:** Do not pry; do not force. Endure the silence until the chest reveals its hinge.  

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## Cryptic Symbol Table

- 📦 = Jade Chest, sealed vault.  
- ⏳ = proof of time, trial of patience.  
- 🟢 = virtue signal, faith tested.  
- 🔑 = unseen key, unlocked by waiting.  

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