Port Avalon, first day of Summer
Port Avalon, first day of SummerDavid pulls on a thin rope, hoists a small wire basket out of the water and climbs down the ladder of the pier. He crouches down on the beach, removes the twelve crystals from the basket one by one, then places them carefully on the wet, hard sand. David looks heavenward for a moment. The sun is high and hot, its glare pure white, a symbol of the cosmic light energy. The sky is a startling blue and, under the sun"s dazzling rays, the water below is a smooth mirror, a deep green sea of glass that extends unto infinity. David turns his attention back to the crystals and begins to arrange them in a circle.
Sally maneuvers her wheelchair along the pier and down a specially built ramp that allows her to come down to the beach ne
