| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from Moran of the Lady Letty by Frank Norris: ballroom, bearing a nondescript figure on their shoulders. "Here
he comes--the boys are bringing him in here! Oh!" he cried,
turning to the musicians, "can't you play something?--any-thing!
Hit it up for all you're worth! Ridgeway--Nat, look here! Ross was
Yale, y' know--Yale '95; ain't we enough Yale men here to give him
the yell?"
Out of all time and tune, but with a vigor that made up for both,
the musicians banged into a patriotic air. Jerry, standing on a
chair that itself was standing on the platform, led half a dozen
frantic men in the long thunder of the "Brek-kek-kek-kek, co-ex,
co-ex."
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The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from A Legend of Montrose by Walter Scott: sustain a siege or a blockade. Upon which principle, gentlemen,"
said he, "when a cavalier finds that provant is good and
abundant, he will, in my estimation, do wisely to victual himself
for at least three days, as there is no knowing when he may come
by another meal."
The Laird expressed his acquiescence in the prudence of this
principle, and recommended to the veteran to add a tass of brandy
and a flagon of claret to the substantial provisions he had
already laid in, to which proposal the Captain readily agreed.
When dinner was removed, and the servants had withdrawn,
excepting the Laird's page, or henchman, who remained in the
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The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from Travels and Researches in South Africa by Dr. David Livingstone: formerly alight@mercury.interpath.net). To assure a high quality text,
the original was typed in (manually) twice and electronically compared.
[Note on text: Italicized words or phrases are CAPITALIZED.
Some obvious errors have been corrected.]
Missionary Travels and Researches in South Africa.
Also called, Travels and Researches in South Africa;
or, Journeys and Researches in South Africa.
By David Livingstone [British (Scot) Missionary and Explorer--1813-1873.]
David Livingstone was born in Scotland, received his medical degree
from the University of Glasgow, and was sent to South Africa
by the London Missionary Society. Circumstances led him to try to meet
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