| The first excerpt represents the element of Air. It speaks of mental influences and the process of thought, and is drawn from The Redheaded Outfield by Zane Grey: more. I don't know about pitching you both
games.''
``I reckon we'll be in the lead tonight then,''
he replied, ``for I'll win them both.''
I was about to reply when Dave, the ground-
keeper, called me to the door, saying there was a
man to see me. I went out, and there stood Morrisey,
manager of the Chicago American League
team. We knew each other well and exchanged
greetings.
``Con, I dropped off to see you about this new
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The second excerpt represents the element of Fire. It speaks of emotional influences and base passions, and is drawn from Rinkitink In Oz by L. Frank Baum: again, and be as happy as we were before."
They carefully bolted the door of their room, that no
one might enter, and then got into their beds, where
Rinkitink fell asleep in an instant. The boy lay awake
for a while thinking over the day's adventures, but
presently he fell sound asleep also, and so weary was
he that nothing disturbed his slumber until he awakened
next morning with a ray of sunshine in his eyes, which
had crept into the room through the open window by King
Rinkitink's bed.
Resolving to begin the search for his parents without
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| The third excerpt represents the element of Water. It speaks of pure spiritual influences and feelings of love, and is drawn from A Voyage to Arcturus by David Lindsay: Faceny is of this nature. He faces Nothingness in all directions.
He has no back and no sides, but is all face; and this face is his
shape. It must necessarily be so, for nothing else can exist between
him and Nothingness. His face is all eyes, for he eternally
contemplates Nothingness. He draws his inspirations from it; in no
other way could he feel himself. For the same reason, phaens and
even men love to be in empty places and vast solitudes, for each one
is a little Faceny."
"That rings true," said Maskull.
"Thoughts flow perpetually from Faceny's face backward. Since his
face is on all sides, however, they flow into his interior. A
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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 Michael Strogoff by Jules Verne: Korpanoff, merchant, living at Irkutsk. It authorized
Nicholas Korpanoff to be accompanied by one or more per-
sons, and, moreover, it was, by special notification, made
available in the event of the Muscovite government forbid-
ding natives of any other countries to leave Russia.
The podorojna is simply a permission to take post-
horses; but Michael Strogoff was not to use it unless he
was sure that by so doing he would not excite suspicion
as to his mission, that is to say, whilst he was on European
territory. The consequence was that in Siberia, whilst
traversing the insurgent provinces, he would have no
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