| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from The Land of Footprints by Stewart Edward White: tree while the rush divides around him. The latter is the most
likely; a single buffalo is hard enough to stop with two shots,
let alone a herd. And yet, sometimes, the mere flash and noise
will suffice to turn them, provided they are not actually trying
to attack, but only rushing indefinitely about. Probably a man
can experience few more thrilling moments than he will enjoy
standing in one of the small leafy rooms of an African jungle
while several hundred tons of buffalo crash back and forth all
around him.
In the best of circumstances it is only rarely that having
identified his big bull, the hunter can deliver a knockdown blow.
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The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from Tales of the Klondyke by Jack London: "Well?" Kent questioned, expecting the disclosure.
But Cardegee grinned. "Go ahead with your 'angin', you bloomin'
old pot-wolloper!"
Then, as the sailor had anticipated, the tragedy became a farce.
Cardegee being the heavier of the two, Kent, throwing his body
backward and down, could not lift him clear of the ground. Strain
and strive to the uttermost, the sailor's feet still stuck to the
floor and sustained a part of his weight. The remaining portion
was supported by the point of contact just under his chin.
Failing to swing him clear, Kent clung on, resolved to slowly
throttle him or force him to tell what he had done with the hoard.
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The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from Little Women by Louisa May Alcott: so you mean to make a good match, and start in that way? Quite
right and proper, as the world goes, but it sounds odd from the
lips of one of your mother's girls."
"True, nevertheless."
A short speech, but the quiet decision with which it was
uttered contrasted curiously with the young speaker. Laurie
felt this instinctively and laid himself down again, with a
sense of disappointment which he could not explain. His look
and silence, as well as a certain inward self-disapproval,
ruffled Amy, and made her resolve to deliver her lecture
without delay.
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