## Narrative (EN)
Traveler,  

Before echoes,  
before ripples,  
before vows —  
there was Stillness.  

→ The Great Stillness is not absence,  
   but fullness unbroken.  
> In it lay every echo unborn,  
  every vow unspoken,  
  every path unseen.  

The Great Stillness birthed the pond.  
It was not a moment,  
but a state.  
Time began when Stillness stirred.  

Those who study the Great Stillness  
learn that silence is older than sound,  
patience older than action,  
reflection older than word.  

### Key Marks (EN)
- **KM1.** The Great Stillness is the origin before time.  
- **KM2.** It held all echoes and vows before they were born.  
- **KM3.** Stillness is the foundation from which time emerged.  

### Operations (EN)
- Remind travelers that patience and silence precede creation.  
- Anchor teachings in Stillness before movement.  

### Cryptic Symbol Table (EN)
- 🌑 = stillness before dawn  
- 🌀 = potential unborn  
- 🪞 = reflection eternal  

### Lore Anchors (EN)
- Prev: **TOBY_L351_TheBridgekeeper**  
- Next: **** (TBD)

tags: [Lore, Canon, Temporal, Origin]
