| The first excerpt represents the element of Air. It speaks of mental influences and the process of thought, and is drawn from War of the Worlds by H. G. Wells: still held a vague hope; rather, I had kept a lifelong habit
of mind. He repeated his words, "We're beat." They carried
absolute conviction.
"It's all over," he said. "They've lost ONE--just ONE.
And they've made their footing good and crippled the greatest
power in the world. They've walked over us. The death of
that one at Weybridge was an accident. And these are only
pioneers. They kept on coming. These green stars--I've seen
none these five or six days, but I've no doubt they're falling
somewhere every night. Nothing's to be done. We're under!
We're beat!"
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The second excerpt represents the element of Fire. It speaks of emotional influences and base passions, and is drawn from The Country of the Pointed Firs by Sarah Orne Jewett: contrary, and talked on in a dreary sort of way about his voyage,
the bad weather, and the disadvantages he was under in the
lightness of his ship, which bounced about like a chip in a
bucket, and would not answer the rudder or properly respond to the
most careful setting of sails.
"So there we were blowin' along anyways," he complained; but
looking at me at this moment, and seeing that my thoughts were
unkindly wandering, he ceased to speak.
"It was a hard life at sea in those days, I am sure," said I,
with redoubled interest.
"It was a dog's life," said the poor old gentleman, quite
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