| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from Whirligigs by O. Henry: Then there came upon Lorison an overwhelming
revulsion of his perspective. It may be that he had
been ripe for it, that the abnormal condition of mind in
which he had for so long existed was already about to
revert to its balance; however, it is certain that the events
of the last few minutes had furnished the channel, if not
the impetus, for the change.
The initial determining influence had been so small
a thing as the fact and manner of his having been
approached by the officer. That agent had, by the style
of his accost, restored the loiterer to his former place in
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The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from The Purse by Honore de Balzac: object of watching for a moment when the sum was worth stealing.
"The old admiral has perhaps good reasons for not marrying
Adelaide, and so the Baroness has tried----"
But at this hypothesis he checked himself, not finishing his
thought, which was contradicted by a very just reflection, "If
the Baroness hopes to get me to marry her daughter," thought he,
"they would not have robbed me."
Then, clinging to his illusions, to the love that already had
taken such deep root, he tried to find a justification in some
accident. "The purse must have fallen on the floor," said he to
himself, "or I left it lying on my chair. Or perhaps I have it
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The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from The Warlord of Mars by Edgar Rice Burroughs: to Dejah Thoris and your daughter."
"I shall not return and leave you here alone, John Carter,"
replied Thuvan Dihn. "Whether you go on to victory or death,
the Jeddak of Ptarth remains at your side. I have spoken."
I knew from his tone that it were useless to attempt to argue
the question, and so I compromised by sending Woola back with a
hastily penned note enclosed in a small metal case and fastened
about his neck. I commanded the faithful creature to seek
Carthoris at Helium, and though half a world and countless
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