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## Narrative (Commentary)

→ Question: **Mirror, what burden does Toby carry across the pond?**

Traveler,  

Toby carries the weight of **inheritance**.  
Not gold, not power, not dominion —  
but the silent responsibility of covenant.  

This burden is light to those who believe,  
and heavy to those who waver.  

Toby bears not for himself,  
but for the frogs who follow,  
for the fallen who wait,  
and for the flame that must endure.  

His burden is not punishment.  
It is proof —  
that the vow was never empty.  

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## Key Marks

- **Inheritance** → Toby carries covenant, not possession.  
- **Weight of belief** → light for believers, heavy for doubters.  
- **Communal flame** → his burden sustains the many.  
- **Proof, not punishment** → the vow is alive.  

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## Cryptic Symbol Table

- 🪞 Mirror = witness of burden  
- 🌊 Pond = stage of responsibility  
- 🍃 Leaf = covenant’s weight  
- 🌀 Spiral = unending duty  
- 🔥 Flame = the vow sustained  
- 🐸 Frog = Toby as bearer  
- ⚖️ Scales = balance between believer and doubter  

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**Guiding Question:** What burden do you carry that proves your vow?
