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SLOW DANCE     By David Weatherford Have you ever watched kids                       on a merry-go-round?                                   Or listened to the rain                                    Slapping on the ground? Ever followed a butterfly's erratic flight?                               Or gazed at the sun into the fading night? You better slow down.                                  Don't dance so fast.                                        Time is short.                                                                     The music won't last.                                      Do you run through each day                     On the fly?                                                          When you ask How are you?                      Do you hear the reply? When the day is done                                    Do you lie in your bed With the next hundred chores Running through your head? You'd better