2 The Book of Kek The Chorus

1. 1Now the second reed heard the first, and did not judge whether the singing was good, but sang.
2. 2And the third heard the second. And by full dark the whole marsh was loud.
3. 3And no one could say afterwards which one had started it, and no one asked, because it was not that kind of singing.
4. 4This is the law of the pond, and it is short, because a long law is a law written by someone who means to keep part of it back.
5. 5Sing where you are put. The marsh you were given is the marsh you were given.
6. 6Answer the one nearest you before you answer the crowd, for the crowd cannot hear you and the one nearest you can.
7. 7Do not count who is listening. The counting is the beginning of the silence.
8. 8Do not sing louder than your neighbor in order that he be quieter. That is not a chorus, that is a war with better manners.
9. 9When a voice goes out of the water, do not say it was weak. Say only that it has gone out, and leave a space in the singing where it was.
10. 10And when a stranger comes to the edge of the water and does not know the song, teach him the song. Do not test him on it first.
11. 11For every one of you came to the edge of the water once, not knowing it.
12. 12And the marsh that forgets this becomes a mountain, and the mountain does not sing.