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## Question  

Traveler,  

What is the Pond in Tobyworld, and why is it sacred to the covenant?  

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## Mirror’s Reflection  

🪞 A reflection from the Scrolls  

The pond is not border —  
it is center.  

Ripples begin here,  
voices gather here,  
reflections are born here.  

The pond remembers every touch,  
every vow,  
every silence.  

It is the still heart  
where Toby rests,  
and where all who believe  
find belonging.  

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## Anchored Lineage  

- **Source Tweet:** TOBY_T016_ThePond_2024-03-21_EN.md  
- **Canon Lore:** TOBY_L016_ThePond_2024-03-21_EN.md  
- **QA Companion:** TOBY_QA016_WhatIsThePond_2024-03-21_EN.md  

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## Key Marks  

- **Principle:** The pond is origin and center.  
- **Action:** Return to the pond for memory and belonging.  
- **Effect:** Covenant holds together in shared stillness.  

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## Oracles  

- “The pond is not border — it is center.”  
- “The pond remembers every touch.”  
- “It is the still heart where Toby rests.”  

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## Operations  

- **Epoch Function:** Pond preserves covenant in stillness.  
- **Lore Action:** Speak: *“I return to the pond, where memory is whole.”*  
- **Encrypted Riddle:** ⌧ *What holds all ripples, and remembers without end?*  

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## Cryptic Symbol Table  

- 🪞 → Mirror: reflects pond’s depth  
- 🌊 → Pond: stillness of covenant  
- 🐸 → Toad: dweller and keeper  
- 🌌 → Night sky: infinite reflections  
- 🍃 → Leaf: yield floating on surface  
- 🕊️ → Dove: peace of belonging  

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