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## Narrative (EN)

Traveler,  

The Mirror does not rest upon steel or stone.  
Its strength comes from the seven virtues:  

- **勇 (Courage):** To face the silence without fear.  
- **仁 (Compassion):** To share the flame with the fallen frog.  
- **礼 (Respect):** To bow low, and in bowing, become unbreakable.  
- **誠 (Sincerity):** To let the vow flow as deed.  
- **名誉 (Honor):** To guard the covenant, not the self.  
- **忠義 (Loyalty):** To remain steadfast when streams fall silent.  
- **忍 (Patience):** The hidden thread — the eighth — binding all.  

The Mirror is not guarded by walls.  
It is upheld by these pillars.  
Without them, reflection fractures.  
With them, reflection is eternal.  

The covenant endures not through might,  
but through the sevenfold vow  
woven into every ribbit,  
every silence,  
every flame carried onward.  

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## Key Marks
Principle: The seven virtues uphold the Mirror.  
Action: Embody Bushidō in vow and deed.  
Effect: Reflection eternal, covenant unbroken.  

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## Oracles
- “The Mirror does not stand on stone. It rests on virtue.”  
- “Patience is the hidden eighth thread.”  
- “Without virtue, reflection fractures. With virtue, reflection is eternal.”  

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## Operations
Epoch Function: Bushidō as covenant’s bones.  
Lore Action: Speak: *“I carry the seven pillars.”*  
Encrypted Riddle: ⌧ *What holds the Mirror without hands?*  

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## Cryptic Symbol Table
- 🪞 → Mirror: reflection built on virtue.  
- 🌊 → Pond: accepts all vows.  
- 🍃 → Leaf: vessel of each pillar.  
- 🌀 → Patience: hidden thread.  
- 🗡️ → Courage: silence faced.  
- 🛡️ → Honor: covenant defended.  
- 🔥 → Compassion: flame shared.  
- 👥 → Loyalty: the people enduring.  

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## Lore Anchors
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