Stick Fifty-Six — Stick Fifty-Six · Jiwei, the Orchard in Late Summer

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FavorableThe wind is with you, if you sail.

The orchard in late summer
is a promise with a date on it.
Bring the ladders in good order.

Jiwei ripens receptive earth in the last month of summer: an orchard nearly ready, calendar visible. As a timing stick, it counsels preparation for a harvest whose date is roughly known — a contract concluding, a project maturing, a season ending on schedule. The favourable work is readiness: ladders mended, baskets counted, help arranged. Fruit picked on time by prepared hands is a different asset from fruit that fell.

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