| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from The Three Musketeers by Alexandre Dumas: Fourreau the duty of paying mortuary honors to Brisemont.
The host gave them another chamber, and served them with
fresh eggs and some water, which Athos went himself to draw
at the fountain. In a few words, Porthos and Aramis were
posted as to the situation.
"Well," said D'Artagnan to Athos, "you see, my dear friend,
that this is war to the death."
Athos shook his head.
"Yes, yes," replied he, "I perceive that plainly; but do you
really believe it is she?"
"I am sure of it."
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The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from The Voice of the City by O. Henry: Without hesitation she looked him frankly and smil-
ingly in the eyes, and said:
"Sure. I guess you're all right. I don't usually
go out with strange gentlemen, though. It ain't
quite ladylike. When should you want to see me
again?"
"As soon as I may," said Carter. "If you would
allow me to call at your home, I -- "
Masie laughed musically. "Oh, gee, no!" she
said, emphatically. "If you could see our flat once!
There's five of us in three rooms. I'd just like to see
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The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from Fantastic Fables by Ambrose Bierce: But when the Editor presented his bill, the Rich Man said:
"Be content - is it nothing that I refrained from advising you
about investments?"
The Lion and the Mouse
A JUDGE was awakened by the noise of a lawyer prosecuting a Thief.
Rising in wrath he was about to sentence the Thief to life
imprisonment when the latter said:
"I beg that you will set me free, and I will some day requite your
kindness."
Pleased and flattered to be bribed, although by nothing but an
empty promise, the Judge let him go. Soon afterward he found that
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