| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from Michael Strogoff by Jules Verne: noiarsk, which it was expected would be still in telegraphic
communication with Irkutsk, he proposed to go to Oudinsk,
or even to the capital of Siberia itself. In the latter case,
he would continue to travel with the brother and sister;
and where would they find a surer guide, or a more devoted
friend?
The kibitka was now only half a verst from Krasnoiarsk.
The numerous wooden crosses which are erected at the ap-
proaches to the town, could be seen to the right and left
of the road. It was seven in the evening; the outline of
the churches and of the houses built on the high bank of
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The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from The First Men In The Moon by H. G. Wells: foreseen. The absentmindedness that had just escaped depopulating the
terrestrial globe, might at any moment result in some other grave
inconvenience. On the other hand I was young, my affairs were in a mess,
and I was in just the mood for reckless adventure - with a chance of
something good at the end of it. I had quite settled in my mind that I was
to have half at least in that aspect of the affair. Fortunately I held my
bungalow, as I have already explained, on a three-year agreement, without
being responsible for repairs; and my furniture, such as there was of it,
had been hastily purchased, was unpaid for, insured, and altogether devoid
of associations. In the end I decided to keep on with him, and see the
business through.
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The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from The Country of the Pointed Firs by Sarah Orne Jewett: been brought to wonderful perfection through a long series of
experiments; it had won immense local fame, and the supplies for
its manufacture were always giving out and having to be
replenished. For various reasons, the seclusion and uninterrupted
days which had been looked forward to proved to be very rare in
this otherwise delightful corner of the world. My hostess and I
had made our shrewd business agreement on the basis of a simple
cold luncheon at noon, and liberal restitution in the matter of hot
suppers, to provide for which the lodger might sometimes be seen
hurrying down the road, late in the day, with cunner line in hand.
It was soon found that this arrangement made large allowance for
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