| The third excerpt represents the element of Water. It speaks of pure spiritual influences and feelings of love, and is drawn from Tom Sawyer, Detective by Mark Twain: one of his bulliest old-time blessings, with as many
layers to it as an onion, and whilst the angels was
hauling in the slack of it I was trying to study up
what to say about what kept us so long. When our plates
was all loadened and we'd got a-going, she asked me, and I says:
"Well, you see,--er--Mizzes--"
"Huck Finn! Since when am I Mizzes to you? Have I ever
been stingy of cuffs or kisses for you since the day
you stood in this room and I took you for Tom Sawyer
and blessed God for sending you to me, though you told
me four thousand lies and I believed every one of them
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The fourth excerpt represents the element of Earth. It speaks of physical influences and the impact of the unseen on the visible world, and is drawn from King James Bible: them there is great reward.
PSA 19:12 Who can understand his errors? cleanse thou me from secret
faults.
PSA 19:13 Keep back thy servant also from presumptuous sins; let them
not have dominion over me: then shall I be upright, and I shall be
innocent from the great transgression.
PSA 19:14 Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart, be
acceptable in thy sight, O LORD, my strength, and my redeemer.
PSA 20:1 The LORD hear thee in the day of trouble; the name of the God
of Jacob defend thee;
PSA 20:2 Send thee help from the sanctuary, and strengthen thee out of
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