| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from The Gift of the Magi by O. Henry: and receive gifts, such as they are wisest. Everywhere they
are wisest. They are the magi.
End of this Project Gutenberg Etext of THE GIFT OF THE MAGI.
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The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from Caesar's Commentaries in Latin by Julius Caesar: profectus pugnantibus occurrit. Temporis tanta fuit exiguitas hostiumque
tam paratus ad dimicandum animus ut non modo ad insignia accommodanda sed
etiam ad galeas induendas scutisque tegimenta detrahenda tempus defuerit.
Quam quisque ab opere in partem casu devenit quaeque prima signa
conspexit, ad haec constitit, ne in quaerendis suis pugnandi tempus
dimitteret.
Instructo exercitu magis ut loci natura [delectusque collis] et
necessitas temporis quam ut rei militaris ratio atque ordo postulabat, cum
diversae legiones aliae alia in parte hostibus resisterent saepibusque
densissimis, ut ante demonstravimus, interiectis prospectus impediretur,
neque certa subsidia conlocari neque quid in quaque parte opus esset
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The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald: in a drizzle. After changing my clothes I went next door and found
Mr. Gatz walking up and down excitedly in the hall. His pride in his
son and in his son's possessions was continually increasing and now he
had something to show me.
"Jimmy sent me this picture." He took out his wallet with trembling
fingers. "Look there."
It was a photograph of the house, cracked in the corners and dirty with
many hands. He pointed out every detail to me eagerly. "Look there!" and
then sought admiration from my eyes. He had shown it so often that I think
it was more real to him now than the house itself.
"Jimmy sent it to me. I think it's a very pretty picture. It shows up
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