| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from The Call of the Wild by Jack London: did they succeed in making more than half the distance used by the
men as a basis in their dog-food computation.
It was inevitable that they should go short on dog-food. But they
hastened it by overfeeding, bringing the day nearer when
underfeeding would commence. The Outside dogs, whose digestions
had not been trained by chronic famine to make the most of little,
had voracious appetites. And when, in addition to this, the worn-
out huskies pulled weakly, Hal decided that the orthodox ration
was too small. He doubled it. And to cap it all, when Mercedes,
with tears in her pretty eyes and a quaver in her throat, could
not cajole him into giving the dogs still more, she stole from the
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The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from Egmont by Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe: make their arrangements accordingly.
Egmont. But what arrangements can be made here? These poor people
want the money more than I do. He must not think of it.
Secretary. How then, my lord, is he to raise the required sum?
Egmont. It is his business to think of that. He was told so in a former
letter.
Secretary. And therefore he makes these proposals.
Egmont. They will never do;--he must think of something else. Let him
suggest expedients that are admissible, and, before all, let him procure the
money.
Secretary. I have again before me the letter from Count Oliva. Pardon my
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The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from The Human Drift by Jack London: Yes. Once.
MAUD. [Shocked, speaking sadly.] And I always heard of you and
thought of you as the one clean champion who never faked.
FITZSIMMONS. [Gently and seriously.] Let me tell you about it.
It was down in Australia. I had just begun to fight my way up.
It was with old Bill Hobart out at Rushcutters Bay. I threw the
fight to him.
MAUD. [Repelled, disgusted.] Oh! I could not have believed it
of you.
FITZSIMMONS. Let me tell you about it. Bill was an old fighter.
Not an old man, you know, but he'd been in the fighting game a
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