| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from Main Street by Sinclair Lewis: in refusing to be subjected to this summing-up. I'm a tedious
old fool analyzing the obvious, while you're the spirit of
rebellion. Tell me your side. What is Gopher Prairie to you?"
"A bore!"
"Can I help?"
"How could you?"
"I don't know. Perhaps by listening. I haven't done that
tonight. But normally---- Can't I be the confidant of
the old French plays, the tiring-maid with the mirror and the
loyal ears?"
"Oh, what is there to confide? The people are savorless
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The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from Proposed Roads To Freedom by Bertrand Russell: more and more bitter, and each accused the other
of various offenses. The statement that Bakunin
was a spy was repeated, but was withdrawn after
investigation. Marx wrote in a confidential
communication to his German friends that Bakunin was
an agent of the Pan-Slavist party and received from
them 25,000 francs a year. Meanwhile, Bakunin
became for a time interested in the attempt to stir
up an agrarian revolt in Russia, and this led him
to neglect the contest in the International at a crucial
moment. During the Franco-Prussian war Bakunin
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The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from The Rescue by Joseph Conrad: almost directly.
"The very watchmen are asleep," said d'Alcacer.
"There is nothing secret in this expedition, but I prefer not to
call any one. Perhaps you wouldn't mind pulling me off yourself
in our small boat."
It seemed to her that d'Alcacer showed some hesitation. She
added: "It has no importance, you know."
He bowed his assent and preceded her down the side in silence.
When she entered the boat he had the sculls ready and directly
she sat down he shoved off. It was so dark yet that but for the
brig's yard-arm light he could not have kept his direction. He
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