| The first excerpt represents the element of Air. It speaks of mental influences and the process of thought, and is drawn from The White Moll by Frank L. Packard: driven to extremity, already with her own back against the wall in
an effort to save herself, only herself to carry the burden of the
responsibility of doing something-to save a man's life.
It seemed to plumb the depths of irony and mockery. She could not
make a move as Gypsy Nan. It would only result in their turning
upon her, of the discovery that she was not Gypsy Nan at all, of
the almost certainty that it would cost her her own life without
saving the Sparrow's. That way was closed to her from the start.
As the White Moll, then? Outside there in the great city, every
plain-clothes man, every policeman on every beat, was staring into
every woman's face he met - searching for the White Moll.
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The second excerpt represents the element of Fire. It speaks of emotional influences and base passions, and is drawn from The Tanach: Job 34: 17 Shall even one that hateth right govern? And wilt thou condemn Him that is just and mighty--
Job 34: 18 Is it fit to say to a king: 'Thou art base'? Or to nobles: 'Ye are wicked'?--
Job 34: 19 That respecteth not the persons of princes, nor regardeth the rich more than the poor? For they all are the work of His hands.
Job 34: 20 In a moment they die, even at midnight; the people are shaken and pass away, and the mighty are taken away without hand.
Job 34: 21 For His eyes are upon the ways of a man, and He seeth all his goings.
Job 34: 22 There is no darkness, nor shadow of death, where the workers of iniquity may hide themselves.
Job 34: 23 For He doth not appoint a time unto any man, when he should go before God in judgment.
Job 34: 24 He breaketh in pieces mighty men without inquisition, and setteth others in their stead.
Job 34: 25 Therefore He taketh knowledge of their works; and He overturneth them in the night, so that they are crushed.
Job 34: 26 He striketh them as wicked men in the open sight of others;
Job 34: 27 Because they turned aside from following Him, and would not have regard to any of His ways;
 The Tanach |