| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from The King of the Golden River by John Ruskin: repeatedly faced these dangers on the most terrific glaciers and in
the wildest weather, it was with a new and oppressive feeling of
panic terror that he leaped the last chasm and flung himself,
exhausted and shuddering, on the firm turf of the mountain.
He had been compelled to abandon his basket of food, which
became a perilous incumbrance on the glacier, and had now no means
of refreshing himself but by breaking off and eating some of the
pieces of ice. This, however, relieved his thirst; an hour's repose
recruited his hardy frame, and with the indomitable spirit of
avarice he resumed his laborious journey.
His way now lay straight up a ridge of bare red rocks, without
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The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from King James Bible: MAR 9:19 He answereth him, and saith, O faithless generation, how long
shall I be with you? how long shall I suffer you? bring him unto me.
MAR 9:20 And they brought him unto him: and when he saw him,
straightway the spirit tare him; and he fell on the ground, and wallowed
foaming.
MAR 9:21 And he asked his father, How long is it ago since this came
unto him? And he said, Of a child.
MAR 9:22 And ofttimes it hath cast him into the fire, and into the
waters, to destroy him: but if thou canst do any thing, have compassion
on us, and help us.
MAR 9:23 Jesus said unto him, If thou canst believe, all things are
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The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from Marie by H. Rider Haggard: assegais, in case the Quabies should try to force the back door."
Now, in this house there were in all but six windows, one to each
sitting-room, one to each of the larger bedrooms, these four opening on
to the veranda, and one at either end of the house, to give light and
air to the two small bedrooms, which were approached through the larger
bedrooms. At the back, fortunately, there were no windows, for the
stead was but one room deep with passage running from the front to the
back door, a distance of little over fifteen feet.
As soon as the guns were loaded I divided up the men, a man with a gun
at each window. The right-hand sitting-room window I took myself with
two guns, Marie coming with me to load, which, like all girls in that
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