| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from Whirligigs by O. Henry: "Lord!" groaned Littlefield. "If I only had a charge
of buckshot!"
The ruffian got his horse still, and took careful aim.
Fly gave a snort and fell in the harness, struck in the
neck. Bess, now disabused of the idea that plover were
being fired at, broke her traces and galloped wildly
away -- Mexican Sam sent a ball neatly through the
fulness of Nancy Derwent's shooting jacket.
"Lie down -- lie down!" snapped Littlefield. "close
to the horse -- flat on the ground -- so." He almost
threw her upon the grass against the back of the recum-
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The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from The Three Musketeers by Alexandre Dumas: "Why, by your marchioness, your duchess, your princess. She
must have a long arm."
"Hush!" said Porthos, placing a finger on his lips. "I
believe her to be a cardinalist; she must know nothing of
the matter."
"Then," said Aramis, "I take upon myself to obtain
intelligence of her."
"You, Aramis?" cried the three friends. "You! And how?"
"By the queen's almoner, to whom I am very intimately
allied," said Aramis, coloring.
And on this assurance, the four friends, who had finished
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The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from The Iron Puddler by James J. Davis: cool drink. There were no soda fountains in those days and the
only place to take a friend was to the tavern. We went in and my
companions ordered beer. Babe, the bully, was standing by the bar.
He had just come of age, and wanted to bulldoze me with that fact.
"Don't serve Jimmy Davis a beer," Babe commanded. "He's a
minor. He can't buy beer."
"I didn't want a beer," I said. "I was going to order a soft
drink."
"Yes, you was. Like hell you was," Babe taunted. "You came in
here to get a beer like them fellers. You think you're a man, but
I know you ain't. And I'm here to see that nobody sells liquor to
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