| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from The Battle of the Books by Jonathan Swift: Doomed ever in suspense to dwell,
'Tis now no kettle, but a bell.
A wooden jack, which had almost
Lost, by disuse, the art to roast,
A sudden alteration feels,
Increased by new intestine wheels;
And what exalts the wonder more,
The number made the motion slower.
The flyer, though 't had leaden feet,
Turned round so quick, you scarce could see 't;
But slackened by some secret power,
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The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from McTeague by Frank Norris: little girls.
Back of the bedroom was the kitchen, a creation of Trina's,
a dream of a kitchen, with its range, its porcelain-lined
sink, its copper boiler, and its overpowering array of
flashing tinware. Everything was new; everything was
complete.
Maria Macapa and a waiter from one of the restaurants in the
street were to prepare the wedding supper here. Maria had
already put in an appearance. The fire was crackling in the
new stove, that smoked badly; a smell of cooking was in the
air. She drove McTeague and Old Grannis from the room with
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The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from A Legend of Montrose by Walter Scott: "I will be your surety, Captain Dalgetty," said Sir Duncan, who
had again approached him without his observing from whence; "and
we will go together, and see how your favourite charger is
accommodated."
He conducted him accordingly down the staircase to the beach, and
from thence by a short turn behind a large rock, which concealed
the stables and other offices belonging to the castle, Captain
Dalgetty became sensible, at the same time, that the side of the
castle to the land was rendered totally inaccessible by a ravine,
partly natural and partly scarped with great care and labour, so
as to be only passed by a drawbridge. Still, however, the
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