| The third excerpt represents the element of Water. It speaks of pure spiritual influences and feelings of love, and is drawn from Resurrection by Leo Tolstoy: hand that was swiftly guiding the pen, and wondered why this
evidently indifferent man was doing what he did and why he was
doing it with such care.
"Well, here you are," said Toporoff, sealing the envelope; "you
may let your clients know," and he stretched his lips to imitate
a smile.
"Then what did these people suffer for?" Nekhludoff asked, as he
took the envelope.
Toporoff raised his head and smiled, as if Nekhludoff's question
gave him pleasure. "That I cannot tell. All I can say is that the
interests of the people guarded by us are so important that too
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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 The Secret Sharer by Joseph Conrad: round to the other side and spun round the wheel.
I walked to the break of the poop. On the over-shadowed deck
all hands stood by the forebraces waiting for my order.
The stars ahead seemed to be gliding from right to left.
And all was so still in the world that I heard the quiet remark,
"She's round," passed in a tone of intense relief between two seamen.
"Let go and haul."
The foreyards ran round with a great noise, amidst cheery cries.
And now the frightful whiskers made themselves heard giving various orders.
Already the ship was drawing ahead. And I was alone with her.
Nothing! no one in the world should stand now between us, throwing a shadow
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