| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from Lost Continent by Edgar Rice Burroughs: mouth of the Rhine and were already back in Pan-America my
joy was unalloyed.
And now we are going back, Victory and I, with the men and
the munitions and power to reclaim England for her queen.
Again I shall cross thirty, but under what altered
conditions!
A new epoch for Europe is inaugurated, with enlightened
China on the east and enlightened Pan-America on the west--
the two great peace powers whom God has preserved to
regenerate chastened and forgiven Europe. I have been
through much--I have suffered much, but I have won two great
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The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from The Wrong Box by Stevenson & Osbourne: latchkey.
Julia had scarcely handed the key to Morris before an empty
hansom drove smartly into John Street. It was hailed by both men,
and as the cabman drew up his restive horse, Morris made a dash
into the vehicle.
'Sixpence above fare,' he cried recklessly. 'Waterloo Station for
your life. Sixpence for yourself!'
'Make it a shilling, guv'ner,' said the man, with a grin; 'the
other parties were first.'
'A shilling then,' cried Morris, with the inward reflection that
he would reconsider it at Waterloo. The man whipped up his horse,
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The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from A Woman of No Importance by Oscar Wilde: LADY HUNSTANTON. I hope I shall remember that. It sounds an
admirable maxim. But I'm beginning to forget everything. It's a
great misfortune.
LORD ILLINGWORTH. It is one of your most fascinating qualities,
Lady Hunstanton. No woman should have a memory. Memory in a woman
is the beginning of dowdiness. One can always tell from a woman's
bonnet whether she has got a memory or not.
LADY HUNSTANTON. How charming you are, dear Lord Illingworth. You
always find out that one's most glaring fault is one's most
important virtue. You have the most comforting views of life.
[Enter FARQUHAR.]
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