| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from The Dynamiter by Robert Louis Stevenson and Fanny Van De Grift Stevenson: 'Ah, madam,' returned Somerset, 'you have divined my
situation. I am a man of birth, parts, and breeding;
excellent company, or at least so I find myself; but by a
peculiar iniquity of fate, destitute alike of trade or money.
I was, indeed, this evening upon the quest of an adventure,
resolved to close with any offer of interest, emolument, or
pleasure; and your summons, which I profess I am still at
some loss to understand, jumped naturally with the
inclination of my mind. Call it, if you will, impudence; I
am here, at least, prepared for any proposition you can find
it in your heart to make, and resolutely determined to
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The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from Men of Iron by Howard Pyle: A longer and more continuous interval of combat followed this
last assurance, during which Myles drove the assault fiercely and
unrelentingly as though to overbear his enemy by the very power
and violence of the blows he delivered. The Earl defended himself
desperately, but was borne back, back, back, farther and farther.
Every nerve of those who looked on was stretched to breathless
tensity, when, almost as his enemy was against the barriers,
Myles paused and rested.
"Out upon it!" exclaimed the Earl of Mackworth, almost shrilly in
his excitement, as the sudden lull followed the crashing of
blows. "Why doth the boy spare him? That is thrice he hath given
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The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from The Master Key by L. Frank Baum: At this announcement Rob began to quiver with excitement, and sat
staring eagerly at the Demon, while the latter increased in stature
and sparkled and glowed more brilliantly than ever.
8. Rob Acquires New Powers
"I have seen the folly of sending you into the world with an offensive
instrument, yet with no method of defense," resumed the Demon,
presently. "You have knocked over a good many people with that tube
during the past week."
"I know," said Rob; "but I couldn't help it. It was the only way I
had to protect myself."
"Therefore my next gift shall be this Garment of Protection. You must
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