| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from Aeroplanes and Dirigibles of War by Frederick A. Talbot: away. The airman A enters the area of the triangle. The
observer takes the range and communicates with the gunner B, who
fires his weapon. The shell bursts at 1 emitting a red flame and
smoke. The observer notes the altitude and relative position of
the explosion in regard to the aircraft, while gunner B himself
observes whether the shell has burst to the right or to the left
of the objective and corrects accordingly. The observer commands
C to fire, and another shell is launched which emits a yellow
flame and smoke. It bursts at 2 according to the observer, while
gunner C also notes whether it is to the right or to the left of
the target and corrects accordingly. Now gunner D receives the
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The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from Paradise Lost by John Milton: Perceive thee purposed not to doom frail Man
So strictly, but much more to pity inclined,
He to appease thy wrath, and end the strife
Of mercy and justice in thy face discerned,
Regardless of the bliss wherein he sat
Second to thee, offered himself to die
For Man's offence. O unexampled love,
Love no where to be found less than Divine!
Hail, Son of God, Saviour of Men! Thy name
Shall be the copious matter of my song
Henceforth, and never shall my heart thy praise
Paradise Lost |
The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from Within the Tides by Joseph Conrad: himself down, shut his eyes, and wanted to pray. So he says.
Tried to think of some prayer for a quick death - he was that
terrified. Thought that if he had a knife or something he would
cut his throat, and be done with it. Then he thinks: No! Would
try to cut away the wood about the lock. . . He had no knife in his
pocket. . . he was weeping and calling on God to send him a tool of
some kind when suddenly he thinks: Axe! In most ships there is a
spare emergency axe kept in the master's room in some locker or
other. . . Up he jumps. . . Pitch dark. "Pulls at the drawers to
find matches and, groping for them, the first thing he comes upon -
Captain Harry's revolver. Loaded too. He goes perfectly quiet all
Within the Tides |
