| The third excerpt represents the element of Water. It speaks of pure spiritual influences and feelings of love, and is drawn from The Bickerstaff-Partridge Papers by Jonathan Swift: censure pronounced with an air of certainty, in a matter that so
nearly concerned me, and by a grave judicious author, moved me
not a little. But tho' I was at that time out of town, yet
several of my friends, whose curiosity had led them to be exactly
informed (for as to my own part, having no doubt at all in the
matter, I never once thought of it) assured me, I computed to
something under half an hour: which (I speak my private opinion)
is an error of no very great magnitude, that men should raise a
clamour about it. I shall only say, it would not be amiss, if
that author would henceforth be more tender of other men's
reputations as well as his own. It is well there were no more
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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 Wyoming by William MacLeod Raine: either in alliance with him or dared not voice their knowledge.
Only Miss Messiter and her punchers told the truth, and their
words were blown away like chaff.
From the first moment of darkness Helen had the outlaw leader
dogged by two of her men. Since neither of these were her own
riders this was done without suspicion. At intervals of every
quarter of an hour they reported to her in turn. Bannister was
beginning to drink heavily, and she did not want to cut short his
dissipation by a single minute. Yet she had to make sure of
getting his attention before he went too far.
It was close to nine when she sent him a note, not daring to
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