| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from Tarzan of the Apes by Edgar Rice Burroughs: thereafter he thought of little else.
On this day, however, he presently had other and more
immediate interests to attract his attention.
Suddenly it became as midnight; the noises of the jungle
ceased; the trees stood motionless as though in paralyzed
expectancy of some great and imminent disaster. All nature
waited--but not for long.
Faintly, from a distance, came a low, sad moaning. Nearer
and nearer it approached, mounting louder and louder in volume.
The great trees bent in unison as though pressed earthward
by a mighty hand. Farther and farther toward the ground
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The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from Adventure by Jack London: me or any old-timer."
"But what is Miss Lackland intending to do?" Captain Auckland
grinned.
"She's going to try to get the Martha off, I should say. Or else
why did she pay fifty-five quid for her? And if she fails, she'll
try to get her money back by saving the gear--spars, you know, and
patent steering-gear, and winches, and such things. At least
that's what I'd do if I was in her place. When I sailed, the
little girl had chartered the Emily--'I'm going recruiting,' says
Munster--he's the skipper and owner now. 'And how much will you
net on the cruise?' asks she. 'Oh, fifty quid,' says he. 'Good,'
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The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz by L. Frank Baum: Next morning they all assembled for the final parting, and many of the
officials and courtiers came to look upon the impressive ceremonies.
Dorothy held Eureka in her arms and bade her friends a fond good-bye.
"You must come again, some time," said the little Wizard; and she
promised she would if she found it possible to do so.
"But Uncle Henry and Aunt Em need me to help them," she added, "so I
can't ever be very long away from the farm in Kansas."
Ozma wore the Magic Belt; and, when she had kissed Dorothy farewell
and had made her wish, the little girl and her kitten disappeared
in a twinkling.
"Where is she?" asked Zeb, rather bewildered by the suddenness of it.
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