| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from Glinda of Oz by L. Frank Baum: thumped against his ribs, but all who knew him knew
that the Cowardly Lion's fears were coupled with
bravery and that however much he might be frightened he
summoned courage to meet every danger he encountered.
Often he had saved Dorothy and Ozma in times of peril,
but afterward he moaned and trembled and wept because
he had been so scared.
"If Ozma needs help, I'm going to help her," said the
great beast. "Also, I suspect the rest of you may need
me on the journey -- especially Trot and Betsy -- for
you may pass through a dangerous part of the country. I
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The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from Enoch Arden, &c. by Alfred Tennyson: The last remaining pillar of their house,
The one transmitter of their ancient name,
Their child.' `Our child!' `Our heiress!' `Ours!' for
still,
Like echoes from beyond a hollow, came
Her sicklier iteration. Last he said
`Boy, mark me! for your fortunes are to make.
I swear you shall not make them out of mine.
Now inasmuch as you have practised on her,
Perplext her, made her half forget herself,
Swerve from her duty to herself and us--
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The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from The Copy-Cat & Other Stories by Mary E. Wilkins Freeman: that dear Annie is peculiar, and peculiarity always
makes people difficult for other people. Of course
it is horribly peculiar what she is proposing to do
now. That in itself will be enough to convince
people that dear Annie must be difficult. Only a
difficult person could do such a strange thing."
"Who is going to get up and get breakfast in the
morning, and wash the dishes?" inquired Jane,
irrelevantly.
"All I ever want for breakfast is a bit of fruit, a
roll, and an egg, besides my coffee," said Imogen,
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