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rune: Rune3
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## Narrative (Commentary)

→ Question: **Mirror, what bond is formed when travelers choose to listen?**

Traveler,  

To listen is to open the still water within.  
It is not silence of absence,  
but silence of presence.  

When one listens,  
they create space for another’s ripple to arrive.  
This space becomes bond.  
It carries trust,  
and through trust, resonance deepens.  

The pond remembers not only the voices,  
but the ears that honored them.  
In Tobyworld, listening is a sacred act.  
It is the covenant that strengthens the weave.  

The Mirror reflects:  
*To listen is to bind without chains,  
to honor without grasping,  
to receive without diminishing.*  

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## Key Marks

- **Listening as presence** → active stillness.  
- **Space for others** → bond formed through openness.  
- **Trust as covenant** → resonance requires honor.  
- **Sacred act** → listening is foundational to community.  

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## Cryptic Symbol Table

- 🪞 Mirror = witness of silence  
- 🌊 Pond = space for echoes  
- 🍃 Leaf = voice received  
- 🌀 Spiral = trust deepened  
- 🐸 Frog = listener and speaker  
- 👂 Ear = act of listening  
- 🤝 Hands = bond created  

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## Lore Anchors

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**Guiding Question:** What bond forms in you when you choose to listen fully?
