Today's Stichomancy for OJ Simpson

The first excerpt represents the element of Air. It speaks of mental influences and the process of thought, and is drawn from The Underground City by Jules Verne:

He had a horror of noise, and had taught me to be silent; the dog he could not teach to be quiet, so the poor animal very soon disappeared. My grandfather's companion was a ferocious bird, Harfang, of which, at first, I had a perfect horror; but this creature, in spite of my dislike to it, took such a strong affection for me, that I could not help returning it. It even obeyed me better than its master, which used to make me quite uneasy, for my grandfather was jealous. Harfang and I did not dare to let him see us much together; we both knew it would be dangerous. But I am talking too much about myself: the great thing is about you."

The second excerpt represents the element of Fire. It speaks of emotional influences and base passions, and is drawn from King James Bible:

deliver the inhabitants of the land into your hand; and thou shalt drive them out before thee.

EXO 23:32 Thou shalt make no covenant with them, nor with their gods.

EXO 23:33 They shall not dwell in thy land, lest they make thee sin against me: for if thou serve their gods, it will surely be a snare unto thee.

EXO 24:1 And he said unto Moses, Come up unto the LORD, thou, and Aaron, Nadab, and Abihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel; and worship ye afar off.

EXO 24:2 And Moses alone shall come near the LORD: but they shall not come nigh; neither shall the people go up with him.

King James Bible

The third excerpt represents the element of Water. It speaks of pure spiritual influences and feelings of love, and is drawn from Droll Stories, V. 1 by Honore de Balzac:

found on the seat a little pat of cinders, from which ascended a strong odour of sulphur.

"Ah!" said he merrily, "I perceive that the devil has behaved well towards me--I will pray God for him."

And thereupon he related naively to the canon how the devil had amused himself by playing at providence, and had loyally aided him to get rid of his wicked cousins, the which the canon admired much, and thought very good, seeing that he had plenty of good sense left, and often had observed things which were to the devil's advantage. So the good old priest remarked that 'as much good was always met with in evil as evil in good, and that therefore one should not trouble too much after the

Droll Stories, V. 1

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 Salome by Oscar Wilde:

Je ne veux pas rester ici. Rentrons.

HERODE. Salome, dansez pour moi.

HERODIAS. Je ne veux pas qu'elle danse.

SALOME. Je n'ai aucune envie de danser, tetrarque.

HERODE. Salome, fille d'Herodias, dansez pour moi.

HERODIAS. Laissez la tranquille.

HERODE. Je vous ordonne de danser, Salome.

SALOME. Je ne danserai pas, tetrarque.

HERODIAS [riant] Voile comme elle vous obeit!

HERODE. Qu'est-ce que cela me fait qu'elle danse ou non? Cela ne me fait rien. Je suis heureux ce soir. Je suis tres heureux.