| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from Before Adam by Jack London: CHAPTER III
The commonest dream of my early childhood was something
like this: It seemed that I was very small and that I
lay curled up in a sort of nest of twigs and boughs.
Sometimes I was lying on my back. In this position it
seemed that I spent many hours, watching the play of
sunlight on the foliage and the stirring of the leaves
by the wind. Often the nest itself moved back and
forth when the wind was strong.
But always, while so lying in the nest, I was mastered
as of tremendous space beneath me. I never saw it, I
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The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from Dawn O'Hara, The Girl Who Laughed by Edna Ferber: deferred trip to Vienna in the spring, and I knew that I
was to go with him. The thought filled my heart with a
great flood of happiness.
Together Von Gerhard and I had visited Alma Pflugel's
cottage, and the garden was blooming in all its wonder of
color and scent as we opened the little gate and walked
up the worn path. We found them in the cool shade of the
arbor, the two women sewing, Bennie playing with the last
wonderful toy that Blackie had given him. They made a
serene and beautiful picture there against the green
canopy of the leaves. We spoke of Frau Nirlanger, and of
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The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from A Collection of Beatrix Potter by Beatrix Potter: paper; Alexander, after fumbling,
handed over something scrumply--
"To 2 1/2 oz. conversation sweeties
at three farthings"--"What's this?
This ain't a licence. "Alexander's
nose lengthened visibly, he had lost
it." I had one, indeed I had, Mr.
Policeman!"
"It's not likely they let you start
without. I am passing the farm.
You may walk with me." "Can I
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