| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from Letters of Robert Louis Stevenson by Robert Louis Stevenson: to us and ours. Do not be bluffed off by the somewhat stern and
monumental first impression that he may make upon you. He is one
of the best fellows in the world, and the same sort of fool that we
are, only better-looking, with all the faults of Vailimans and some
of his own - I say nothing about virtues.
I have lately been returning to my wallowing in the mire. When I
was a child, and indeed until I was nearly a man, I consistently
read Covenanting books. Now that I am a grey-beard - or would be,
if I could raise the beard - I have returned, and for weeks back
have read little else but Wodrow, Walker, Shields, etc. Of course
this is with an idea of a novel, but in the course of it I made a
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The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from Call of Cthulhu by H. P. Lovecraft: Refuses Particulars of Strange Experience. Odd Idol Found in His
Possession. Inquiry to Follow.
The Morrison Co.'s freighter
Vigilant, bound from Valparaiso, arrived this morning at its wharf
in Darling Harbour, having in tow the battled and disabled but
heavily armed steam yacht Alert of Dunedin, N.Z., which was sighted
April 12th in S. Latitude 34°21', W. Longitude 152°17', with one
living and one dead man aboard.
The Vigilant left Valparaiso
March 25th, and on April 2nd was driven considerably south of
her course by exceptionally heavy storms and monster waves. On
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The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from The Island of Doctor Moreau by H. G. Wells: this end of the ship again I'll cut his insides out, I tell you.
Cut out his blasted insides! Who are you, to tell me what I'm to do?
I tell you I'm captain of this ship,--captain and owner.
I'm the law here, I tell you,--the law and the prophets.
I bargained to take a man and his attendant to and from Arica,
and bring back some animals. I never bargained to carry a mad devil
and a silly Sawbones, a--"
Well, never mind what he called Montgomery. I saw the latter take
a step forward, and interposed. "He's drunk," said I. The captain
began some abuse even fouler than the last. "Shut up!" I said,
turning on him sharply, for I had seen danger in Montgomery's white face.
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