| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from The Voice of the City by O. Henry: and suddenly squeezed him with its straight lines.
Sam Folwell stood where two great, rectangular
arteries of the city cross. He looked four ways, and
saw the world burled from its orbit and reduced
by spirit level and tape to an edged and cornered
plane. All life moved on tracks, in grooves, accord-
ing to system, within boundaries, by rote. The root
of life was the cube root; the measure of existence
was square measure. People streamed by in straight
rows; the horrible din and crash stupefied him.
Sam leaned against the sharp corner of a stone
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The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from The Cavalry General by Xenophon: kindness but by the obvious pains he takes on their behalf, at one
time to provide them with food, and at another to secure safety of
retreat, or again by help of outposts and the like, to ensure
protection during rest and sleep.
When on active service[1] the commander must prove himself
conspicuously careful in the matter of forage, quarters, water-supply,
outposts,[2] and all other requisites; forecasting the future and
keeping ever a wakeful eye in the interest of those under him; and in
case of any advantage won, the truest gain which the head of affairs
can reap is to share with his men the profits of success.
[1] Al. "on garrison outpost duty."
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The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from Call of Cthulhu by H. P. Lovecraft: solution.
The chief of these outsiders, and in a short time
the focus of interest for the entire meeting, was a commonplace-looking
middle-aged man who had travelled all the way from New Orleans
for certain special information unobtainable from any local source.
His name was John Raymond Legrasse, and he was by profession an
Inspector of Police. With him he bore the subject of his visit,
a grotesque, repulsive, and apparently very ancient stone statuette
whose origin he was at a loss to determine. It must not be fancied
that Inspector Legrasse had the least interest in archaeology.
On the contrary, his wish for enlightenment was prompted by purely
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