| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from Betty Zane by Zane Grey: "Safe for the present, yes," answered Col. Zane, "but while Jonathan and
Wetzel live I would not give a snap of my fingers for Miller's chances. Hello,
I hear some one talking. I sent for Jack and the Major."
The Colonel threw open the door. Wetzel, Major McColloch, Jonathan and Silas
Zane were approaching. They were all heavily armed. Wetzel was equipped for a
long chase. Double leggins were laced round his legs. A buckskin knapsack was
strapped to his shoulders.
"Major, I want you and Jonathan to watch the river," said Col. Zane. "Silas,
you are to go to the mouth of Yellow Creek and reconnoiter. We are in for a
siege. It may be twenty-four hours and it may be ten days. In the meantime I
will get the Fort in shape to meet the attack. Lewis, you have your orders.
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The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from First Inaugural Address by Abraham Lincoln: rightful masters, the American people, shall withhold the
requisite means, or in some authoritative manner direct the contrary.
I trust this will not be regarded as a menace, but only as the
declared purpose of the Union that it WILL Constitutionally
defend and maintain itself.
In doing this there needs to be no bloodshed or violence; and there
shall be none, unless it be forced upon the national authority.
The power confided to me will be used to hold, occupy, and possess
the property and places belonging to the government, and to collect
the duties and imposts; but beyond what may be necessary for these objects,
there will be no invasion, no using of force against or among the people
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The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from Lady Chatterley's Lover by D. H. Lawrence: 'Not at all,' said Dukes; 'the top of you's by no means HORS DE COMBAT.
You've got the life of the mind sound and intact. So let us hear your
ideas.'
'Well,' stammered Clifford, 'even then I don't suppose I have much
idea...I suppose marry-and-have-done-with-it would pretty well stand
for what I think. Though of course between a man and woman who care for
one another, it is a great thing.'
'What sort of great thing?' said Tommy.
'Oh...it perfects the intimacy,' said Clifford, uneasy as a woman in
such talk.
'Well, Charlie and I believe that sex is a sort of communication like
Lady Chatterley's Lover |
