| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from The Riverman by Stewart Edward White: During the next two days the old scenes were all relived, with back
of them the weight of the struggle that had gone before. The little
crew worked as though mad. Excepting them, no one ventured on the
river, for to be caught in the imminent break meant to die. Old
spars, refuse timbers of all sorts--anything and everything was
requisitioned that might help form an obstruction above or below
water. Piles were taken where they could be found. Farmer's trees
were cut down. Pines belonging to divers and protesting owners were
felled and sharpened. Some were brought in by rail. Even the
inviolate Government supply was commandeered. The Railroad Company
had a fine lot which, with remarkable shortsightedness and lack of
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The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus by L. Frank Baum: abhor, to see him once more. Shiegra was getting old and her teeth
were beginning to fall out, while the hairs that tipped her ears and
tail had changed from tawny-yellow to white.
Claus found her lying on his hearth, and he put his arms around the
neck of the lioness and hugged her lovingly. The cat had retired into
a far corner. She did not care to associate with Shiegra.
Claus told his old friend about the cats he had made, and how much
pleasure they had given Weekum and the sick girl. Shiegra did not
know much about children; indeed, if she met a child she could
scarcely be trusted not to devour it. But she was interested in
Claus' new labors, and said:
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The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from The Smalcald Articles by Dr. Martin Luther: Fourthly. Fraternities [or societies], in which cloisters,
chapters, vicars have assigned and communicated (by a legal
contract and sale) all masses and good works, etc., both for
the living and the dead. This is not only altogether a human
bauble, without the Word of God, entirely unnecessary and not
commanded, but also contrary to the chief article, Of
Redemption. Therefore it is in no way to be tolerated.
Fifthly. The relics, in which there are found so many
falsehoods and tomfooleries concerning the bones of dogs and
horses, that even the devil has laughed at such rascalities,
ought long ago to have been condemned, even though there were
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