| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin by Benjamin Franklin: iron work in Maryland, had engag'd the great cabin; so that Ralph
and I were forced to take up with a berth in the steerage,
and none on board knowing us, were considered as ordinary persons.
But Mr. Hamilton and his son (it was James, since governor)
return'd from Newcastle to Philadelphia, the father being recall'd
by a great fee to plead for a seized ship; and, just before we
sail'd, Colonel French coming on board, and showing me great respect,
I was more taken notice of, and, with my friend Ralph, invited by
the other gentlemen to come into the cabin, there being now room.
Accordingly, we remov'd thither.
Understanding that Colonel French had brought on board the
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The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from In the Cage by Henry James: "Yes, I know," she replied; uttering the words with a sense of the
situation far deeper than any pretence of not fitting his allusion.
She immediately felt him surprised and even a little puzzled at her
frank assent; but for herself the trouble she had taken could only,
in these fleeting minutes--they would probably never come back--be
all there like a little hoard of gold in her lap. Certainly he
might look at it, handle it, take up the pieces. Yet if he
understood anything he must understand all. "I consider you've
already immensely thanked me." The horror was back upon her of
having seemed to hang about for some reward. "It's awfully odd you
should have been there just the one time--!"
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The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain: and slammed it across the house and knocked the cat
galley-west; and she said cle'r out and let her have
some peace, and if we come bothering around her
again betwixt that and dinner she'd skin us. So we
had the odd spoon, and dropped it in her apron-pocket
whilst she was a-giving us our sailing orders, and Jim
got it all right, along with her shingle nail, before
noon. We was very well satisfied with this business,
and Tom allowed it was worth twice the trouble it
took, because he said NOW she couldn't ever count
them spoons twice alike again to save her life; and
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