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“Quiet here is not empty; it listens. The obsidian lilies move on currents you cannot see. Sit, square your breath, and name four truths: one of sight, one of sound, one of touch, and one you learned by being kind. When your jaw unclenches, you are ready for work.”

• Axis Card: write 4 truths on any scrap; tuck it in your sleeve.
• Consent Cue: green light at the pond = photos allowed; amber = pause and ask.
• Sensory: quiet benches are marked △; ear defenders available at the west arch.
• Journal: title today’s entry “Courtyard — Four Truths.”

“A half-strike is a tidy lie. It flatters the ear and cheats the ledger. When a signal is pretty, test it twice: once for rhythm, once for source. If it cannot point to a person, it does not get your trust.”

• Listen Test: count a box breath; if the chime syncs with your hold, it is likely echo.
• Source Check: look for the AF 340 brass stud near the stair; if lit, the strike is verified.
• Accessibility: lift on north side; stair tread markers glow blue under low light.
• Journal: “Echo vs Pulse — where have I preferred pretty?”

“Consent is not ceremony; it is workable. Name the cost before the gain. Write it where light can read so the city can help carry it.”

• AF 340 Wall: read the last three entries; practice saying your choice and its cost aloud.
• Community Etiquette: credit your helpers; we sign names, not dashes.
• Quiet Rule: voices under library level; tapping allowed for regulation.
• Journal: “My next edit / my named cost.”

“Nothing free survives long. Every artifact in this room has a receipt: harm done, harm averted, lesson kept. Read the cards. Practice honest naming.”

• Look, don’t touch: hands behind the line unless the curator invites you.
• Receipt Practice: pick any object and draft the cost it would demand in your life.
• Regulation: dim corridor; stims welcome; a side bench faces away from display lights.
• Journal: “A cost I’m ready to carry.”

“Listening is a craft. Prefer the signal that survives weather and boredom. If it only thrills you, it will not keep you.”

• Two Signals: choose one to follow, one to ignore; write why for both.
• Light Etiquette: red lamps protect dark vision; switch off screens or enable red filter.
• Sensory: white-noise channel available; ear cones in the drawer labeled “Wren.”
• Journal: “A pattern I will track for seven days.”

“When the city needs rhythm, we choose chant over choir. One clean strike. No flourish. Let it carry you through long corridors and longer days.”

• Chant Card: craft a 3–5 word line that steadies you (e.g., “Axis before action”).
• Community Use: we chant softly during transitions; never over a person speaking.
• Access: ramp entry behind the bell frame; seating alcoves labeled by color.
• Journal: “My chant + when I’ll use it.”