The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from The Talisman by Walter Scott: of twisted flags, lay by the side of the cell; the sides, like
the floor, had been roughly brought to shape, and several herbs
and flowers were hung around them. Two waxen torches, which the
hermit lighted, gave a cheerful air to the place, which was
rendered agreeable by its fragrance and coolness.
There were implements of labour in one corner of the apartment,
in another was a niche for a rude statue of the Virgin. A table
and two chairs showed that they must be the handiwork of the
anchorite, being different in their form from Oriental
accommodations. The former was covered, not only with reeds and
pulse, but also with dried flesh, which Theodorick assiduously
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The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from Lady Chatterley's Lover by D. H. Lawrence: sort.
So Giovanni was already devoted to his ladies, as he had been devoted
to cargoes of ladies in the past. He was perfectly ready to prostitute
himself to them, if they wanted hint: he secretly hoped they would want
him. They would give him a handsome present, and it would come in very
handy, as he was just going to be married. He told them about his
marriage, and they were suitably interested.
He thought this trip to some lonely bank across the lagoon probably
meant business: business being L'AMORE, love. So he got a mate to help
him, for it was a long way; and after all, they were two ladies. Two
ladies, two mackerels! Good arithmetic! Beautiful ladies, too! He was
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The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from The Master Key by L. Frank Baum: The following day was one of continued uneasiness for the boy, who
began to be harrassed by doubts as to whether, after all, he was moving
in the right direction. The machine had failed at one time in this
respect and it might again. He had lost all confidence in its accuracy.
In spite of these perplexities Rob passed the second night of his
uneven flight in profound slumber, being exhausted by the strain and
excitement he had undergone. When he awoke at daybreak, he saw, to
his profound delight, that he was approaching land.
The rising sun found him passing over a big city, which he knew
to be Boston.
He did not stop. The machine was so little to be depended upon that
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