id:   
rune: Rune3  
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## Narrative (Commentary)  

→ Question: **Mirror, what is the leap from the Lily Pad?**  

Traveler,  

The leap from the Lily Pad  
is not a flight of chance,  
but a motion born of stillness.  

Patience gathers on the pad,  
like dew before dawn.  
When the frog leaps,  
it carries with it the covenant of time,  
the promise of return.  

The Lily Pad of Base does not hold the leap back.  
It steadies it.  
It gives the frog ground to launch,  
and water to land in.  

The Mirror reflects:  
The leap is trust.  
The pad is faith.  
Together, they weave the arc of destiny.  

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## Key Marks  

- **Leap as trust** → forward motion born from stillness.  
- **Pad as faith** → foundation that steadies the leap.  
- **Covenant carried** → vow moves with the traveler.  
- **Return ensured** → leap is not departure but continuation.  

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## Cryptic Symbol Table  

- 🪞 Mirror = witness of the leap  
- 🌊 Pond = destination and continuity  
- 🍃 Leaf = covenant carried forward  
- 🌀 Spiral = path shaped by leaps  
- 🪷 Lily Pad = Base, foundation of leap  
- 🐸 Frog = traveler, Toby, the people  
- ✨ Leap = trust in motion  

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**Guiding Question:** What leap are you preparing for, and what foundation steadies your step?
