| The third excerpt represents the element of Water. It speaks of pure spiritual influences and feelings of love, and is drawn from Desert Gold by Zane Grey: Some time during the morning he heard the girls in the patio and
called to ask if he might join them. He received one response,
a mellow, "Si, Senor." It was not as much as he wanted,
but considering that it was enough, he went out. He had not
as yet visited the patio, and surprise and delight were in store
for him. He found himself lost in a labyrinth of green and
rose-bordered walks. He strolled around, discovering that the
patio was a courtyard, open at an end; but he failed to discover
the young ladies. So he called again. the answer cam from the
center of the square. After stooping to get under shrubs and
wading through bushes he entered an open sandy circle, full of
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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 Babbitt by Sinclair Lewis: room. This residential settlement, Floral Heights, was on a rise; and though
the center of the city was three miles away--Zenith had between three and four
hundred thousand inhabitants now--he could see the top of the Second National
Tower, an Indiana limestone building of thirty-five stories.
Its shining walls rose against April sky to a simple cornice like a streak of
white fire. Integrity was in the tower, and decision. It bore its strength
lightly as a tall soldier. As Babbitt stared, the nervousness was soothed
from his face, his slack chin lifted in reverence. All he articulated was
"That's one lovely sight!" but he was inspired by the rhythm of the city; his
love of it renewed. He beheld the tower as a temple-spire of the religion of
business, a faith passionate, exalted, surpassing common men; and as he
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