| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from The Princess by Alfred Tennyson: I, that have lent my life to build up yours,
I that have wasted here health, wealth, and time,
And talent, I--you know it--I will not boast:
Dismiss me, and I prophesy your plan,
Divorced from my experience, will be chaff
For every gust of chance, and men will say
We did not know the real light, but chased
The wisp that flickers where no foot can tread.'
She ceased: the Princess answered coldly, 'Good:
Your oath is broken: we dismiss you: go.
For this lost lamb (she pointed to the child)
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The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from Before Adam by Jack London: grown Fire People resemble the grown Folk.
Lop-Ear and I did not linger long. We saw some of the
part-grown boys shooting with bow and arrow, and we
sneaked back into the thicker forest and made our way
to the river. And there we found a catamaran, a real
catamaran, one evidently made by some Fire-Man. The
two logs were small and straight, and were lashed
together by means of tough roots and crosspieces of
wood.
This time the idea occurred simultaneously to us. We
were trying to escape out of the Fire People's
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The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from The Outlaw of Torn by Edgar Rice Burroughs: other English pigs," cried Norman of Torn.
The charging steed was almost upon him and the
knight looked to see the rider draw rein, but like a
black bolt the mighty Sir Mortimer struck the other
horse full upon the shoulder, and man and steed rolled
in the dust of the roadway.
The knight arose, unhurt, and Norman of Torn dis-
mounted to give fair battle upon even terms. Though
handicapped by the weight of his armor the knight also
had the advantage of its protection, so that the two
fought furiously for several minutes without either gain-
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