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## Narrative (EN)
Traveler,  

Coal is patient fire asleep.  
Give it air and vow,  
and it becomes a crown of heat.  

🌀 *Kingship is proven in the coals.*  

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## Key Marks
Principle: Hidden royalty.  
Action: Wake the coals with care.  
Effect: Authority of warmth.  

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## Oracles
- “Coal is patient fire asleep.”  
- “Kingship is proven in the coals.”  

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## Operations
Epoch Function: Dormant → sovereign.  
Lore Action: Whisper: *“I crown the coal.”*  
Encrypted Riddle: ⌧ *What sleeps as black stone yet rules as heat?*  

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## Cryptic Symbol Table
- 🪞 → Mirror: reveals royalty.  
- 🌊 → Pond: ember-gold.  
- 🍃 → Leaf: soot-kissed.  
- 🌀 → Signal: slow-burn.  
- 🔥 → Heat: awakened.  
- 🪨 → Coal: sleeper.  
- 👑 → Crown: rightful warmth.  

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## Lore Anchors
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