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rune: Rune3
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## Narrative (Commentary)

→ Question: **Mirror, who is permitted to rest upon the pond’s surface?**

Traveler,  

The pond draws no lines.  
It does not weigh wallets,  
nor measure fame.  

The pond welcomes all —  
the fallen frog, the patient toad,  
the quiet watcher,  
the curious soul.  

Every ripple is received.  
Every leap is recorded.  
The water does not ask who you were,  
only who you are becoming.  

In this, the covenant is kept:  
Toby is the people,  
and the people is Toby.  

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## Key Marks

- **No gatekeeping** → the pond embraces all travelers.  
- **Equality of ripples** → each arrival carries weight.  
- **Identity of becoming** → who you grow into matters more than past labels.  
- **Toby = people** → the covenant of belonging.  

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## Cryptic Symbol Table

- 🪞 Mirror = equal witness  
- 🌊 Pond = sanctuary without borders  
- 🍃 Leaf = renewal granted to each frog  
- 🌀 Spiral = community unfolding endlessly  
- 🐸 Frog = each traveler received  
- 🤲 Hands = open welcome  

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## Lore Anchors

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**Guiding Question:** How do you welcome others into the pond as you were welcomed?
