Sundance  motif   in   a   different   manner.   The   result
was the painting, "May Day," and the following story:

     Once  upon  a  long time ago, there  was  a  magical
merry-go-round.  Twelve  people  who  knew  its secret
would  gather around it,  each grasping a handle, and
begin   to  run   as  fast   as  they  could.   At  the   right
moment,  they would  jump onto  the whirling  gig  and
allow the rush  of the centrifugal force  to spin each of
them  into their own  vision of  how they might live life
more  abundantly.  As the merry-go-round  twirled, its
center  shaft  drilled deep  into the earth,  striking  oil.
Out of the top of the center shaft there then burst forth
a  bouquet   of   twelve   different   flowers.  When   the
merry-go-round   stopped,   the   people   awoke   from
their  dreams.   Each   person  recognized  one  of   the
flowers,   swallowed  its  crystalline  seed,  and  left  to
spread its fruit around the world.

    Since I had "made up" the story, I couldn't help but feel
that it must  be  somewhat contrived.  I'm  sharing  it with

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