| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from Lay Morals by Robert Louis Stevenson: picture.
'There, sir,' said she, getting upon her feet, 'your fire is
doing bravely now. Good-night.'
He rose and held out his hand. 'Come,' said he, 'you are my
only friend in these parts, and you must shake hands.'
She brushed her hand upon her skirt and offered it, blushing.
'God bless you, my dear,' said he.
And then, when he was alone, he opened one of the windows,
and stared down into the dark valley. A gentle wimpling of
the river among stones ascended to his ear; the trees upon
the other bank stood very black against the sky; farther away
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The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from King James Bible: sinned!
LAM 5:17 For this our heart is faint; for these things our eyes are
dim.
LAM 5:18 Because of the mountain of Zion, which is desolate, the foxes
walk upon it.
LAM 5:19 Thou, O LORD, remainest for ever; thy throne from generation
to generation.
LAM 5:20 Wherefore dost thou forget us for ever, and forsake us so long
time?
LAM 5:21 Turn thou us unto thee, O LORD, and we shall be turned; renew
our days as of old.
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The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from Moran of the Lady Letty by Frank Norris: They were alert and ready, their hatchets in their hands. The
gaze of each of them was fixed directly upon the sand-break which
sheltered the "Bertha Millner's" officers and crew. They seemed
to Wilbur to look him straight in the eye. They neither moved nor
spoke. The silence and absolute lack of motion on the part of
these small, half-naked Chinamen, with their ape-like muzzles and
twinkling eyes, was ominous.
There could be no longer any doubts that the beach-combers had
known of their enemies' movements and were perfectly aware of
their presence behind the sand-break. Moran rose to her feet, and
Wilbur and Charlie followed her example.
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