Sixty-one

A large country is the low level of inter-flowing rivers.
It draws people to the sea-end of a valley,
As the female draws the male,
Receives it into absorbing depth
Because depth always absorbs.

And so a large country,
Insofar as it is deeper than a small country
Absorbs the small -
Or a small country,
Insofar as it is deeper than a large country
Absorbs the large.

Some countries consciously seek depth into which to draw others.
Some countries naturally have depth into which to draw others.
A large country needs to admit,
A small country needs to emit,
So that each country can naturally have what it needs
If the large country submits.