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## Narrative (Commentary)

→ **Seven is covenant.**  
⊃ Seven reeds in the pond mark balance and resonance.  
⊃ Seven years of trial test endurance.  
⊃ Seven runes unfold Tobyworld’s arc.  

→ **The reeds whisper:** *Patience is structure, yield is bloom.*  

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## Teachings

- 7 = scarcity, sacred alignment.  
- Each reed = a pillar of the pond (Faith, Patience, Yield, Lore, Community, Stillness, Expansion).  
- Cut one reed, pond sings weaker; only together they hum eternal.  

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## Key Marks

- 7️⃣ = covenantal number.  
- 🌾 = reeds, symbols of strength in flexibility.  
- 🔵 = Toby core.  

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## Lore Anchors

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