| The first excerpt represents the element of Air. It speaks of mental influences and the process of thought, and is drawn from In the Cage by Henry James: of this world: she had had too often to come back to that; yet,
strangely, happiness was, and her traps had to be set for it in a
manner to keep them unperceived by Mr. Buckton and the counter-
clerk. The most she could hope for apart from the question, which
constantly flickered up and died down, of the divine chance of his
consciously liking her, would be that, without analysing it, he
should arrive at a vague sense that Cocker's was--well, attractive;
easier, smoother, sociably brighter, slightly more picturesque, in
short more propitious in general to his little affairs, than any
other establishment just thereabouts. She was quite aware that
they couldn't be, in so huddled a hole, particularly quick; but she
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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 White Moll by Frank L. Packard: for instance, that would bring the pursuing car alongside - that,
or a dozen other things which would achieve the same end.
"Open the door on your side!" she commanded abruptly. "And get out
- without slowing the car! Do you understand?"
He turned his head for a half incredulous, half frightened look at
her. She met his eyes steadily - the torn veil, quite discarded now,
was in her pocket. She did not know the man; but it was quite
evident from the almost ludicrous dismay which spread over his face
that he knew her.
"The - the White Moll!" he stammered. "It's the White Moll!"
"Jump!" she ordered imperatively - and her revolver pressed still
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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 Lady Chatterley's Lover by D. H. Lawrence: wuffed softly, slowly wagging her tail.
He rose, and came to the door, wiping his mouth with a red handkerchief
still chewing.
'May I come in?' she said.
'Come in!'
The sun shone into the bare room, which still smelled of a mutton chop,
done in a dutch oven before the fire, because the dutch oven still
stood on the fender, with the black potato-saucepan on a piece of
paper, beside it on the white hearth. The fire was red, rather low, the
bar dropped, the kettle singing.
On the table was his plate, with potatoes and the remains of the chop;
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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 The Magic of Oz by L. Frank Baum: form changed to the one he had described. He spread his eagle's wings
and finding they were strong enough to support his monkey body and
lion head he flew swiftly to the tree where he had left Ruggedo. The
Nome was also transformed and was climbing down the tree because the
branches all around him were so thickly entwined that there was no
room between them to fly.
Kiki quickly joined his comrade and it did not take them long to
reach the ground.
8. The Li-Mon-Eags Make Trouble
There had been trouble in the Forest of Gugu that morning. Chipo
the Wild Boar had bitten the tail off Arx the Giraffe while the latter
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