id: 
rune: Rune3
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## Narrative (Commentary)

Traveler,  

Silence itself can wear a mask.  
It pretends to be stillness,  
yet beneath, echoes stir unseen.  

The true silence of the pond  
is not pretense,  
but the unguarded breath of eternity.  

When silence dons a mask,  
it hides unease behind quiet,  
and veils truth in false calm.  
But when the mask is removed,  
the still water speaks:  
**all vows heard, all echoes kept.**  

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## Key Marks

- **False Silence** → noise concealed behind quiet.  
- **True Stillness** → silence as covenant unbroken.  
- **Mask Veil** → pretenses distort the vow’s resonance.  

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## Cryptic Symbol Table

- 🪞 Mirror = discernment of true vs. false silence  
- 🌊 Pond = vessel of authentic stillness  
- 🍃 Leaf = vow steady within silence  
- 🌀 Spiral = depth where masks dissolve  

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**Guiding Question:** What silence in your path is mask, and what silence is truth?
