The first excerpt represents the element of Air. It speaks of mental influences and the process of thought, and is drawn from Tik-Tok of Oz by L. Frank Baum: the ground and his legs drawn underneath his body,
and all that one could see was his thick sky-blue
skin--thicker than that of a rhinoceros--and his
silver scales.
Then, despairing at last of wakening the beast,
and worried over the fate of her friends,
Polychrome again ran down to the entrance and
hurried along the passage into the Nome King's
cavern.
Here she found Ruggedo lolling in his throne and
smoking a long pipe. Beside him stood General Guph
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The second excerpt represents the element of Fire. It speaks of emotional influences and base passions, and is drawn from Michael Strogoff by Jules Verne: with a lance or sword. The correspondent of the Daily
Telegraph was, therefore, obliged to submit to the common
lot, resolving to protest later, and obtain satisfaction for
such treatment. But the journey was not the less disagree-
able to him, for his wound caused him much pain, and
without Alcide Jolivet's assistance he might never have
reached the camp.
Jolivet, whose practical philosophy never abandoned him,
had physically and morally strengthened his companion by
every means in his power. His first care, when they found
themselves definitely established in the enclosure, was to
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