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In light of that, I'm not sure why it seemed like a good idea to try a cluster balloon flight there. Probably some of it had to do with the relatively small number of balloon festivals in the state; and perhaps some of it was just optimism. The state seal of South Carolina sums this up nicely with the saying "Dum spiro spero" -- while I breathe, I hope. The palmetto tree featured on the state seal and flag commemorates a Revolutionary War battle, in which a fort made of palmetto logs was able to survive bombardment by cannon. Instead of being blown apart as a sturdier wood might have been, the soft, spongy palmetto logs had simply absorbed the British cannonballs. Things have a way of working out. Dum spiro spero. |
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