| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from The White Moll by Frank L. Packard: on the sidewalk. Gypsy Nan's accepted inebriety was not without
its compensation. It enabled her, as she swayed for a moment, to
scrutinize the street in all directions. Were any of Rough Rorke's
men watching the house? She did not know; she only knew that as
far as she had been able to discover, she had not been followed
when she had gone out that afternoon. Up the street, to her right,
there were a few pedestrians; to her left, as far as the corner,
the block was clear. She turned in the latter direction. She
had noticed that afternoon that there was a lane between Gypsy Nan's
house and the corner; she gained this and slipped into it unobserved.
And now, in the comparative darkness, she hurried her steps.
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The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from Dream Life and Real Life by Olive Schreiner: gathered by the strong hand of a man, as we passed down a village street on
a sultry afternoon, when it had rained, and the drops fell on us from the
leaves of the acacia trees. The flowers were damp; they made mildew marks
on the paper I folded them in. After many years I threw them away. There
is nothing of them left in the box now, but a faint, strong smell of dried
acacia, that recalls that sultry summer afternoon; but the rose is in the
box still.
It is many years ago now; I was a girl of fifteen, and I went to visit in a
small up-country town. It was young in those days, and two days' journey
from the nearest village; the population consisted mainly of men. A few
were married, and had their wives and children, but most were single.
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The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from Secret Adversary by Agatha Christie: promising youth, Mr. T. Beresford, who's blundered in just at the
right moment for them. But later, Mr. T. Beresford had better
look out!"
Tommy retired for the night in a state of some elation. He had
elaborated a careful plan for the following evening. He felt sure
that the inhabitants of Astley Priors would not interfere with
him up to a certain point. It was after that that Tommy proposed
to give them a surprise.
About twelve o'clock, however, his calm was rudely shaken. He was
told that some one was demanding him in the bar. The applicant
proved to be a rude-looking carter well coated with mud.
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