| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from The Life of the Spider by J. Henri Fabre: mute reproaches, because of my experiment, in the eyes of my home-
circle; I read an unspoken accusation of cruelty all around me.
The death of the unfortunate Sparrow had saddened the whole family.
I myself was not without some remorse of conscience: the poor
result achieved seemed to me too dearly bought. I am not made of
the stuff of those who, without turning a hair, rip up live Dogs to
find out nothing in particular.
Nevertheless, I had the courage to start afresh, this time on a
Mole caught ravaging a bed of lettuces. There was a danger lest my
captive, with his famished stomach, should leave things in doubt,
if we had to keep him for a few days. He might die not of his
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The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from Dust by Mr. And Mrs. Haldeman-Julius: monotony, if he had the will and the courage to escape.
Suddenly, she found herself wondering what effect all this would
have on Bill. She stole a surreptitious glance at him, but he,
too, seemed to have been caught up by Rose's gay, good humor.
Mrs. Wade sighed as she remembered how everyone had flocked
around Norah. Rose had inherited her mother's charm. Such women
were a race apart. They could no more be held responsible for
trying to please than a flower for exhaling its fragrance. At
what a lovely moment of life she was! Small wonder that Martin
was captivated, but not even the shadow of harm must fall on that
fresh young spirit while she was under their roof. If things went
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The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from Island Nights' Entertainments by Robert Louis Stevenson: care. Kokua will defend you."
"Gift of God!" he cried. "I cannot think that God will punish me
for desiring aught so good! Be it as you will, then; take me where
you please: I put my life and my salvation in your hands."
Early the next day Kokua was about her preparations. She took
Keawe's chest that he went with sailoring; and first she put the
bottle in a corner; and then packed it with the richest of their
clothes and the bravest of the knick-knacks in the house. "For,"
said she, "we must seem to be rich folks, or who will believe in
the bottle?" All the time of her preparation she was as gay as a
bird; only when she looked upon Keawe, the tears would spring in
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