id:   
rune: Rune3  
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## Narrative (Commentary)  

→ Question: **Mirror, what does silence teach that words cannot?**  

Traveler,  

Silence is the first teacher,  
and the last.  

It teaches the rhythm of the breath,  
the patience of the seed,  
the weight of a vow unspoken.  

Words may scatter,  
but silence gathers.  
In its depth, you hear not less—  
but more.  

The Mirror reflects:  
True wisdom is not shouted,  
but revealed in the still pause  
between echoes.  

The lesson is not in sound,  
but in the awareness  
that grows when sound fades.  

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## Key Marks  

- **Silence as teacher** → conveys truth without words.  
- **Patience of the seed** → time as the great lesson.  
- **Gathering wisdom** → silence as vessel of clarity.  
- **Awareness in absence** → truth revealed beyond noise.  

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## Cryptic Symbol Table  

- 🪞 Mirror = learning through reflection  
- 🌊 Pond = lesson written in still water  
- 🍃 Leaf = patience unfolding  
- 🌀 Spiral = teaching that deepens over cycles  
- 📜 Scroll = wisdom inscribed in silence  
- 🌌 Night sky = vastness of unspoken truth  
- 🔥 Flame = vow illuminated quietly  

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**Guiding Question:** What has silence already taught you, traveler?
