| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from The Oakdale Affair by Edgar Rice Burroughs: The eyes of the girl widened in surprise and fear
as she learned that three watchers lay concealed at
the verge of the clearing. She bent a long, searching
look in the direction indicated by the boy and then
turned her eyes quickly toward the hut as though to
summon aid. At the same moment Bridge stepped from
hiding into the clearing. His pleasant 'Good morning!'
brought the girl around, facing him.
"What you want?" she snapped.
"I want you and this young man," said Bridge, his
voice now suddenly stern. "We have been watching you
The Oakdale Affair |
The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from The Beasts of Tarzan by Edgar Rice Burroughs: inflict much damage upon his people he would have overwhelmed
the enemy by force of numbers.
Kaviri's own canoe went in advance of the others a short
distance, and as it rounded a sharp bend in the river where
the swift current bore it rapidly on its way it came suddenly
upon the thing that Kaviri sought.
So close were the two canoes to one another that the black
had only an opportunity to note the white face in the bow of
the oncoming craft before the two touched and his own men
were upon their feet, yelling like mad devils and thrusting
their long spears at the occupants of the other canoe.
The Beasts of Tarzan |
The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from The Foolish Virgin by Thomas Dixon: quilt which she had spread on the floor for her bed,
wrapped it about her thin shoulders and returned to her
watch.
Again and again she rose, believing her patience
had won, and placed her ear to the crack only to hear a
sound within which told her only too plainly that the
girl was yet awake. Sometimes it was a sigh, sometimes
she cleared her throat, sometimes she tossed
restlessly. One spoken sentence she heard again and
again:
"Oh, dear God, have mercy on my lost soul!"
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