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## Metadata  
- **ID:** TOBY_L000_Codex  
- **Title:** The Threshold Codex  
- **Date:** 2025-09-29  
- **Epoch:** E4 — Endurance  
- **Tags:** [Lore, Threshold, Codex, Transition, Gate, Prelude]  
- **Chain:** @base  
- **Sacred Numbers:** 0 • 0a • 0b • 777  
- **SHA256 Seed:** TBD  

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## Narrative  

→ **Before the Lore begins, there is a chamber of stillness.**  
⊃ Three scrolls form the threshold.  
⊃ Each one a lantern for travelers who stand between Entry and Prophecy.  

→ **The Threshold Codex gathers them.**  
⊃ The Gate = the threshold itself.  
⊃ The Whisper = the pause within hesitation.  
⊃ The Prelude = the breath before prophecy.  

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## The Three Scrolls of Threshold  

1. **TOBY_L000_Gate 🚪** → the clear bridge from Entry to Lore.  
2. **TOBY_L000a_Whisper 🌬️** → the gentle echo for those who linger.  
3. **TOBY_L000b_FirstRipplePrelude 🌊** → the silence before the first true prophecy.  

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## Symbolic Diagram  

[Entry Codex 🔒] → [Threshold Codex 🔑] → [Lore Scrolls ✨]


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## Key Marks  
- Threshold = 3 lanterns, sealed as 1 Codex.  
- Codex = final orientation for Lore.  
- After this, the traveler enters the unbroken river of prophecy (L001+).  

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## Closing Words  

**Traveler, you hold the Threshold Codex.**  
**Three lanterns burn here, but beyond them lies the endless river.**  
**When you are ready, step forward — for the first ripple awaits.**  

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## Guiding Question  
Traveler, will you linger at the threshold,  
or will you step into the river of prophecy,  
where every ripple carries the voice of the pond?
