| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen: so well calculated to interest and alarm; and though
she dared not waste a moment upon a second attempt,
she could not remain many paces from the chest.
At length, however, having slipped one arm into her gown,
her toilette seemed so nearly finished that the impatience
of her curiosity might safely be indulged. One moment
surely might be spared; and, so desperate should be
the exertion of her strength, that, unless secured
by supernatural means, the lid in one moment should
be thrown back. With this spirit she sprang forward,
and her confidence did not deceive her. Her resolute
Northanger Abbey |
The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from The Red Seal by Natalie Sumner Lincoln: an oath broke from. the detective. On the cushion of the chair,
still bearing the impress of a human body, lay a pair of shining
new handcuffs.
Dazedly Ferguson stooped over and examined them. They were still
securely locked. Wheeling around Kent dashed through the door to
his right and Ferguson, collecting his wits, searched the rest of
the apartment with minute care. Five minutes later he came face
to face with Kent in the living room. "Not a trace of any kind,"
declared Kent. "It's the same as the other night; the man's gone.
It's - it's positively uncanny."
Ferguson's face was red from mortification and his exertions
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The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from The United States Bill of Rights: in time of War or public danger; nor shall any person be subject for
the same offense to be twice put in jeopardy of life or limb;
nor shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself,
nor be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law;
nor shall private property be taken for public use without just compensation.
VI
In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right to a
speedy and public trial, by an impartial jury of the State and district
wherein the crime shall have been committed, which district shall have
been previously ascertained by law, and to be informed of the nature
and cause of the accusation; to be confronted with the witnesses against him;
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