| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from Tom Sawyer Abroad by Mark Twain: 'lowed to look at it wid my own eyes! En dah's de
river dat was turn' to blood, en I's looking at de very
same groun' whah de plagues was, en de lice, en de
frogs, en de locus', en de hail, en whah dey marked
de door-pos', en de angel o' de Lord come by in de
darkness o' de night en slew de fust-born in all de lan'
o' Egypt. Ole Jim ain't worthy to see dis day!"
And then he just broke down and cried, he was so
thankful. So between him and Tom there was talk
enough, Jim being excited because the land was so full
of history -- Joseph and his brethren, Moses in the
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The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from Dream Life and Real Life by Olive Schreiner: like a little child when you have struck it and it does not dare to cry
loud.
A year after; it was early spring again.
The woman sat at her desk writing; behind her the fire burnt brightly. She
was writing a leading article on the causes which in differing peoples lead
to the adoption of Free Trade or Protectionist principles.
The woman wrote on quickly. After a while the servant entered and laid a
pile of letters on the table. "Tell the boy I shall have done in fifteen
minutes." She wrote on. Then she caught sight of the writing on one of
the letters. She put down her pen, and opened it. It ran so:--
"Dear Friend,--I am writing to you, because I know you will rejoice to hear
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The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from Under the Red Robe by Stanley Weyman: stay in a suspected house, bullying us, annoying us, thwarting
us, taking your part from hour to hour?'
'He has a sword, Monsieur,' she answered with fine contempt,
'MILLE DIABLES!' he cried, snapping his fingers in a rage.
'That for his sword! It was because he held the Cardinal's
commission, I tell you, because he had equal authority with us.
Because we had no choice.'
'And that being so, Monsieur, why are you now betraying him?'
she asked. He swore at that, feeling the stroke go home.
'You must be mad!' he said, glaring at her. 'Cannot you see
that the man is what I tell you? Look at him! Look at him, I
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