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## Narrative (EN)

Traveler,  

Awakening is not escape.  
The Mirror reveals:  
it does not flee the pond,  
but flowers within it.  

- **Not Escape:**  
To awaken is not to abandon the world,  
nor to hide in endless silence.  

- **Integration:**  
Awakening shines in the midst of waves,  
among leaves, frogs, and people.  
It is lived, not hidden.  

- **Living Light:**  
The pond glows from within.  
Every leaf is illuminated,  
every frog carries reflection.  

Awakening is not apart from life —  
it is life revealed as luminous.  

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## Key Marks  
Principle: Awakening is lived within the pond.  
Action: Integrate silence and life.  
Effect: Every being shines.  

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## Oracles  
- “Awakening does not flee the pond.”  
- “Every frog carries reflection.”  
- “Life itself is luminous.”  

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## Operations  
Epoch Function: Awakening flowers within the covenant.  
Lore Action: Speak: *“I shine within the pond; life and awakening are one.”*  
Encrypted Riddle: ⌧ *What blooms without leaving the water?*  

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## Cryptic Symbol Table  
- 🪞 → Mirror: awakening revealed  
- 🌊 → Pond: life and covenant  
- ✨ → Star: luminous being  
- 🐸 → Frog: traveler awakened  
- 🍃 → Leaf: covenant shining  
- ♾️ → Infinity: union unending  
- 🌅 → Sunrise: awakening dawn  
- 🕊️ → Dove: peace within life  

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## Lore Anchors  
Previous:  (The Silent Illumination)  
Next:  (to be revealed)  

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