| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from The War in the Air by H. G. Wells: creeping again towards him through the dim dark grass. The night
was electrical with horror. For a time everything was still.
Bert ceased to breathe. It could not be. No, it was too small!
It advanced suddenly upon him with a rush, with a little meawling
cry and tail erect. It rubbed its head against him and purred.
It was a tiny, skinny little kitten.
"Gaw, Pussy! 'ow you frightened me!" said Bert, with drops of
perspiration on his brow.
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He sat with his back to a tree stump all that night, holding the
kitten in his arms. His mind was tired, and he talked or thought
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The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from The Great God Pan by Arthur Machen: though no motive can be assigned for the act. The deceased
nobleman was widely known in society, and much liked for his
genial manner and sumptuous hospitality. He is succeeded by,"
etc., etc.
By slow degrees the details came to light, but the case
still remained a mystery. The chief witness at the inquest was
the deceased's valet, who said that the night before his death
Lord Argentine had dined with a lady of good position, whose
named was suppressed in the newspaper reports. At about eleven
o'clock Lord Argentine had returned, and informed his man that
he should not require his services till the next morning. A
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The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from The Wheels of Chance by H. G. Wells: He woke up, turned over, saw the new moon on the window, wondered
a little, and went to sleep again.
This second dream went back into the first somehow, and the other
man in brown came threatening and shouting towards him. He grew
uglier and uglier as he approached, and his expression was
intolerably evil. He came and looked close into Mr. Hoopdriver's
eyes and then receded to an incredible distance. His face seemed
to be luminous. "MISS BEAUMONT," he said, and splashed up a spray
of suspicion. Some one began letting off fireworks, chiefly
Catherine wheels, down the shop, though Mr. Hoopdriver knew it
was against the rules. For it seemed that the place they were in
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