| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from Tales of the Klondyke by Jack London: But the time of waiting came to an end. Even a community's blood
lust cannot stand before its gold lust. The murder of John
Randolph had already passed into the annals of the camp, and there
it rested. Had the murderer appeared, the men of Nome would
certainly have stopped stampeding long enough to see justice done,
whereas the whereabouts of Fortune La Pearle was no longer an
insistent problem. There was gold in the creek beds and ruby
beaches, and when the sea opened, the men with healthy sacks would
sail away to where the good things of life were sold absurdly
cheap.
So, one night, Fortune helped Uri Bram harness the dogs and lash
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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 carried her away, away! She laughed--she could feel her face against
his brown beard. His arms were so strong.
As she lay there dreaming, with the ants running over her naked feet, and
with her brown curls lying in the sand, a Hottentot came up to her. He was
dressed in ragged yellow trousers, and a dirty shirt, and torn jacket. He
had a red handkerchief round his head, and a felt hat above that. His nose
was flat, his eyes like slits, and the wool on his head was gathered into
little round balls. He came to the milk-bush, and looked at the little
girl lying in the hot sun. Then he walked off, and caught one of the
fattest little Angora goats, and held its mouth fast, as he stuck it under
his arm. He looked back to see that she was still sleeping, and jumped down
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The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from Misalliance by George Bernard Shaw: minister's. He's a nailer at arguing. He likes it.
BENTLEY. You cant argue with a person when his livelihood depends on
his not letting you convert him. And would you mind not calling me
Bunny. My name is Bentley Summerhays, which you please.
JOHNNY. Whats the matter with Bunny?
BENTLEY. It puts me in a false position. Have you ever considered
the fact that I was an afterthought?
JOHNNY. An afterthought? What do you mean by that?
BENTLEY. I--
JOHNNY. No, stop: I dont want to know. It's only a dodge to start
an argument.
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