| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from Aeroplanes and Dirigibles of War by Frederick A. Talbot: waste of ammunition.
A gun, to be of tangible destructive efficiency when directed
against aircraft, especially those depending upon the gas-bag for
equilibrium, must be of special design. It must be capable of
firing at an angle only a few degrees less than the absolute
vertical, and in order to follow the rapid and involved movements
of its objective, must be so mobile that it can be trained
through a complete circle at any angle of inclination less than
its maximum. At the same time, if the weapon is being used in
field operations it must be mounted upon a carriage of adequate
mobility to enable it to follow the airship, and thereby keep
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The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from Oedipus Trilogy by Sophocles: OEDIPUS
Yet, if no child of his, he loved me well.
MESSENGER
A childless man till then, he warmed to thee.
OEDIPUS
A foundling or a purchased slave, this child?
MESSENGER
I found thee in Cithaeron's wooded glens.
OEDIPUS
What led thee to explore those upland glades?
MESSENGER
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The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from Rinkitink In Oz by L. Frank Baum: asleep, Inga stole quietly through the moonlight to the
desolate banquet hall. There, kneeling down, he touched
the secret spring as his father had instructed him to
do and to his joy the tile sank downward and disclosed
the opening. You may imagine how the boy's heart
throbbed with excitement as he slowly thrust his hand
into the cavity and felt around to see if the precious
pearls were still there. In a moment his fingers
touched the silken bag and, without pausing to close
the recess, he pressed the treasure against his breast
and ran out into the moonlight to examine it. When he
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