| The first excerpt represents the element of Air. It speaks of mental influences and the process of thought, and is drawn from Blix by Frank Norris: "Now," she said--"now that the pastime of card-playing is over, we
will return to the serious business of life, which is the
catching--no, ' KILLING'of lake trout."
At five o'clock in the afternoon, Condy pulled up the anchor of
railroad iron and rowed back to Richardson's. Blix had six trout
to her credit, but Condy's ill-luck had been actually ludicrous.
"I can hold a string in the water as long as anybody," he
complained, "but I'd like to have the satisfaction of merely
changing the bait OCCASIONALLY. I've not had a single bite--not a
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The second excerpt represents the element of Fire. It speaks of emotional influences and base passions, and is drawn from Adieu by Honore de Balzac: Monsieur d'Albon thanked his friends, and placing the colonel in the
carriage, started with him for Cassan.
"It is she!" cried Philippe, recovering his senses.
"Who is she?" asked d'Albon.
"Stephanie. Ah, dead and living, living and mad! I fancied I was
dying."
The prudent marquis, appreciating the gravity of the crisis through
which his friend was passing, was careful not to question or excite
him; he was only anxious to reach the chateau, for the change which
had taken place in the colonel's features, in fact in his whole
person, made him fear for his friend's reason. As soon, therefore, as
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