| The first excerpt represents the element of Air. It speaks of mental influences and the process of thought, and is drawn from The Young Forester by Zane Grey: sullenly reloading his revolver, came last. At first they groped around in
the dim light, stumbling over everything. Part of the time they were in the
light space near the door, and the rest I could not see them. I scarcely
dared to breathe. I felt a creepy chill, and my eyesight grew dim.
"Who does this stuff belong to, anyhow?" Buell was saying. "An' what was
thet bear doin' in here?"
"He was roped up--hyar's the hitch," answered Bud.
"An' hyar's a rifle--Winchester--ain't been used much. Buell, it's thet
kid's!"
I heard rapid footsteps and smothered exclamations.
"Take it from me, you're right!" ejaculated Buell. "We jest missed him.
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The second excerpt represents the element of Fire. It speaks of emotional influences and base passions, and is drawn from The Yates Pride by Mary E. Wilkins Freeman: seems so to me, but it is not for a life-long dweller in any
place to judge of change. It is for the one who goes and returns
after many years."
There was a faint hint of proud sadness in Eudora's voice as she
spoke the last two words.
"It has been many years," said Lawton, gravely, "and I wonder if
it has seemed so to you."
Eudora held her head proudly. "Time passes swiftly," said she,
tritely.
"But sometimes it may seem long in the passing, however swift,"
said Lawton, "though I suppose it has not to you. You look just
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| The third excerpt represents the element of Water. It speaks of pure spiritual influences and feelings of love, and is drawn from The Koran: God's are the unseen things of the heavens and of the earth; and
unto Him the affair doth all return. Then serve Him and rely on Him;
for thy Lord is not heedless of that which ye do.
THE CHAPTER OF JOSEPH, (PEACE BE ON HIM!)
(XII. Mecca.)
IN the name of the merciful and compassionate God.
ALIF LAM RA. Those are the signs of the perspicuous Book. Verily, we
have revealed it, an Arabic Koran; haply ye may understand.
We tell thee the best of stories, in inspiring thee with this Koran,
though thou wert before it among the heedless.
When Joseph said to his father, 'O my sire! verily, I saw eleven
The Koran |
The fourth excerpt represents the element of Earth. It speaks of physical influences and the impact of the unseen on the visible world, and is drawn from Adventure by Jack London: either. It's man-of-war copper, every inch of it. I had them
polish it with cocoanut husks when she was careened at Poonga-
Poonga. She was a seal-hunter before this gold expedition got her.
And seal-hunters had to sail. They've run away from second class
Russian cruisers more than once up there off Siberia.
"Honestly, if I'd dreamed of the chance waiting for me at Guvutu
when I bought her for less than three hundred dollars, I'd never
have gone partners with you. And in that case I'd be sailing her
right now.
The justice of her contention came abruptly home to Sheldon. What
she had done she would have done just the same if she had not been
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