| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from The Europeans by Henry James: Eugenia turned away. "You are very stupid, my poor boy.
You had better go home."
"Well," said Clifford, "good night!"
"Have n't you a word to throw to a man when he has safely returned
from a dangerous journey?" Acton asked.
"How do you do?" said Clifford. "I thought--I thought you were"--
and he paused, looking at the Baroness again.
"You thought I was at Newport, eh? So I was--this morning."
"Good night, clever child!" said Madame Munster, over her shoulder.
Clifford stared at her--not at all like a clever child; and then,
with one of his little facetious growls, took his departure.
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The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from Dream Life and Real Life by Olive Schreiner: and pressed her hand against her heart.
"What can it be? A cony must surely have run across my feet and frightened
me!" she said, and she turned to lie down again; but soon she sat up.
Outside, there was the distinct sound of thorns crackling in a fire.
She crept to the door and made an opening in the branches with her fingers.
A large fire was blazing in the shadow, at the foot of the rocks. A little
Bushman sat over some burning coals that had been raked from it, cooking
meat. Stretched on the ground was an Englishman, dressed in a blouse, and
with a heavy, sullen face. On the stone beside him was Dirk, the
Hottentot, sharpening a bowie knife.
She held her breath. Not a cony in all the rocks was so still.
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The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from Love Songs by Sara Teasdale: My name, my name!
It was your voice I heard,
You waked and loved me so --
I send you back this word,
I know, I know!
The Lamp
If I can bear your love like a lamp before me,
When I go down the long steep Road of Darkness,
I shall not fear the everlasting shadows,
Nor cry in terror.
If I can find out God, then I shall find Him,
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