| The first excerpt represents the element of Air. It speaks of mental influences and the process of thought, and is drawn from Tales of the Klondyke by Jack London: leave it."
"The letter of the law," Hitchcock sneered. "But go ahead. I'm
willing. And hurry up. I can't get out of this camp and away
from its vermin any too quick."
The division was effected without further comment. He lashed his
meagre belongings upon one of the sleds, rounded in his four dogs,
and harnessed up. His portion of outfit and gear he did not
touch, though he threw onto the sled half a dozen dog harnesses,
and challenged them with his eyes to interfere. But they shrugged
their shoulders and watched him disappear in the forest.
A man crawled upon his belly through the snow. On every hand
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The second excerpt represents the element of Fire. It speaks of emotional influences and base passions, and is drawn from An Inland Voyage by Robert Louis Stevenson: very merry with them a little while ago, to be sure. But what was
the etiquette of Origny? Had it been a country road, of course we
should have spoken to them; but here, under the eyes of all the
gossips, ought we to do even as much as bow? I consulted the
CIGARETTE.
'Look,' said he.
I looked. There were the four girls on the same spot; but now four
backs were turned to us, very upright and conscious. Corporal
Modesty had given the word of command, and the well-disciplined
picket had gone right-about-face like a single person. They
maintained this formation all the while we were in sight; but we
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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 Tales of the Klondyke by Jack London: of solitaire and smoking endless cigarettes. Though his volatile
nature loved geniality and play of words and laughter, he quickly
accommodated himself to Uri's taciturnity. Beyond the actions and
plans of his pursuers, the state of the trails, and the price of
dogs, they never talked; and these things were only discussed at
rare intervals and briefly. But Fortune fell to working out a
system, and hour after hour, and day after day, he shuffled and
dealt, shuffled and dealt, noted the combinations of the cards in
long columns, and shuffled and dealt again. Toward the end even
this absorption failed him, and, head bowed upon the table, he
visioned the lively all-night houses of Nome, where the
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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 Lemorne Versus Huell by Elizabeth Drew Stoddard: finished.
I had been sent in the carriage, of course; but several carriages
were in advance of it before the walk, and I waited there for
William to drive up. When he did so, I saw by the oscillatory
motion of his head, though his arms and whiphand were perfectly
correct, that he was inebriated. It was his first occasion of
meeting fellow-coachmen in full dress, and the occasion had proved
too much for him. My hand, however, was on the coach door, when I
heard Mr. Uxbridge say, at my elbow,
"It is not safe for you."
"Oh, Sir, it is in the programme that I ride home from the
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