| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from Bab:A Sub-Deb, Mary Roberts Rinehart by Mary Roberts Rinehart: Most of them could stand it."
That morning, after changing another tire and breaking three finger
nails, I remembered the overcoat and, putting aside my scruples,
went through the pockets. Although containing no Burglar's tools,
I found a SKETCH OF THE LOWER FLOOR OF OUR HOUSE, WITH A CROSS
OUTSIDE ONE OF THE LIBRARY WINDOWS!
I was for a time greatly excited, but calmed myself, since there
was work to do. I felt that, as I was to capture him unaided, I
must make a Plan, which I did and which I shall tell of later on.
Alas, while thinking only of securing the Reward and of getting Sis
married, so that I would be able to be engaged and enjoy it without
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The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from The Koran: But what has been revealed to thee from thy Lord will of a surety
increase many of them in rebellion and misbelief, vex not thyself then
for a people who misbelieve.
Verily, those who believe and those who are Jews, and the
Sabaeans, and the Christians, whosoever believes in God and the last
day, and does what is right, there is no fear for them, nor shall they
grieve.
We took a compact of the children of Israel, and we sent to them
apostles; every time there. came to them an apostle with what their
souls loved not, a part of them they did call liars and a part of them
they slew.
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The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from This Side of Paradise by F. Scott Fitzgerald: HE: (Interested) Go on.
SHE: No, youyou go onyou've made me talk about myself. That's
against the rules.
HE: Rules?
SHE: My own rulesbut you Oh, Amory, I hear you're brilliant. The
family expects so much of you.
HE: How encouraging!
SHE: Alec said you'd taught him to think. Did you? I didn't
believe any one could.
HE: No. I'm really quite dull.
(He evidently doesn't intend this to be taken seriously.)
This Side of Paradise |
