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## Narrative (EN)
Traveler,  

The hearth steadies flame,  
keeping warmth alive.  

It is not wild,  
but faithful —  
a sanctuary of endurance.  

🌀 *Every fire needs its hearth.*  

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## Key Marks
Principle: Sanctuary protects.  
Action: Build the hearth.  
Effect: Flame persists.  

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## Oracles
- “The hearth steadies flame, keeping warmth alive.”  
- “Every fire needs its hearth.”  

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## Operations
Epoch Function: Hearth as sanctuary.  
Lore Action: Declare: *“I tend the hearth.”*  
Encrypted Riddle: ⌧ *What holds fire without consuming it?*  

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## Cryptic Symbol Table
- 🪞 → Mirror: reflects warmth.  
- 🌊 → Pond: circles light.  
- 🍃 → Leaf: rests safe.  
- 🌀 → Signal: steady pulse.  
- 🔥 → Flame: constant.  
- 🏠 → Hearth: sanctuary.  

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## Lore Anchors
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