| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from Rasselas, Prince of Abyssinia by Samuel Johnson: father, and perhaps hear with less impatience of the governor.
Oppression is, in the Abyssinian dominions, neither frequent nor
tolerated; but no form of government has been yet discovered by
which cruelty can be wholly prevented. Subordination supposes
power on one part and subjection on the other; and if power be in
the hands of men it will sometimes be abused. The vigilance of the
supreme magistrate may do much, but much will still remain undone.
He can never know all the crimes that are committed, and can seldom
punish all that he knows."
"This," said the Prince, "I do not understand; but I had rather
hear thee than dispute. Continue thy narration."
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The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from U. S. Project Trinity Report by Carl Maag and Steve Rohrer: 0.0001 R/h were found at ground level outdoors and at waist level
inside a building, respectively. At the town of White, the highest
outdoor gamma reading was 0.008 R/h. Inside a building, the highest
reading was 0.0005 R/h (11).
Surveys taken in the canyon area one month after the detonation
indicated that gamma intensities at ground level had decreased to
0.032 R/h. The occupied ranch house was also surveyed, both inside
and outside. The highest reading outdoors was 0.028 R/h, and the
highest reading indoors was 0.004 R/h (11; 19).
Monitoring was also conducted in offsite areas other than those to the
north and northeast of ground zero. Monitors found no radiation
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The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from Aeroplanes and Dirigibles of War by Frederick A. Talbot: beyond the outposts.
The procedure is to instruct the flier either to carry out his
observations of the territory generally, or to report at length
upon a specified stretch of country. In the latter event he may
fly to and fro over the area in question until he has acquired
all the data it is possible to collect. His work not only
comprises the general disposition of troops, defences, placing of
artillery, points where reserves are being held, high-roads,
railways, base camps, and so forth, but he is also instructed to
bring back as correct an idea as possible of what the enemy
proposes to do, so that his Commander-in-Chief may adjust his
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