Stick Twenty — Stick Twenty · Guiwei, the Rain on Dry Grass

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SteadyNothing dramatic. That is the news.

The first rain on dry grass
runs off before it soaks.
The second rain is the one that counts.

Guiwei is gentle water on parched summer earth — welcome, but absorbed slowly. As a timing stick, it counsels patience with first attempts: the initial approach, application or overture tends to run off the surface, not because it was wrong but because the ground was hard. Repetition softens it. Plan for the second rain deliberately — a follow-up already scheduled — and treat the first as preparation rather than verdict.

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