| The first excerpt represents the element of Air. It speaks of mental influences and the process of thought, and is drawn from The Pocket Diary Found in the Snow by Grace Isabel Colbron and Augusta Groner: church. In front of the church, like giant sentinels, stood a pair
of tall poplars. One of them looked sickly and was a good deal
shorter than its neighbour. Muller nodded as if content.
"Is this the church the commissioner was talking about?" queried
Amster.
"It is," was the answer. Muller walked on toward a little house
built up against the church, which was evidently the dwelling of
the sexton.
The detective introduced himself to this official, who did not look
over-intelligent, as a stranger in the city who had been told that
the view from the tower of the church was particularly interesting.
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The second excerpt represents the element of Fire. It speaks of emotional influences and base passions, and is drawn from Maggie: A Girl of the Streets by Stephen Crane: slowly in the direction of their home street. They began to give,
each to each, distorted versions of the fight. Causes of retreat
in particular cases were magnified. Blows dealt in the fight were
enlarged to catapultian power, and stones thrown were alleged to
have hurtled with infinite accuracy. Valor grew strong again,
and the little boys began to swear with great spirit.
"Ah, we blokies kin lick deh hull damn Row," said a child, swaggering.
Little Jimmie was striving to stanch the flow of blood from
his cut lips. Scowling, he turned upon the speaker.
"Ah, where deh hell was yeh when I was doin' all deh fightin?"
he demanded. "Youse kids makes me tired."
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