The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from The White Moll by Frank L. Packard: miserably small this hiding place into which she had crawled,
scarcely large enough to hold her - she was beginning to be
painfully cramped and uncomfortable already.
Another voice, that she recognized as Pinkie Bonn's now, reached
her:
"It's damned hard to spot anything out there; the water's blacker'n
hell."
Came a savage and impatient oath from Danglar.
"She's got to come up, ain't she - or drown!" he rasped. "Maybe
she's swum under the wharf, or maybe she's swum under water far
enough out so's we can't see her from here. Anyway, jump into
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The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from A Princess of Parms by Edgar Rice Burroughs: CHAPTER XVII
A COSTLY RECAPTURE
As the speaker ceased he turned to leave the apartment by
the door where I was standing, but I needed to wait no
longer; I had heard enough to fill my soul with dread, and
stealing quietly away I returned to the courtyard by the
way I had come. My plan of action was formed upon the
instant, and crossing the square and the bordering avenue
upon the opposite side I soon stood within the courtyard
of Tal Hajus.
The brilliantly lighted apartments of the first floor told
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The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from The Reign of King Edward the Third by William Shakespeare: If he looked pale, it was with guilty fear,
To dote amiss, being a mighty king.
Then, Scottish wars, farewell; I fear twill prove
A lingering English siege of peevish love.
Here comes his highness, walking all alone.
[Enter King Edward.]
KING EDWARD.
She is grown more fairer far since I came hither,
Her voice more silver every word than other,
Her wit more fluent. What a strange discourse
Unfolded she of David and his Scots!
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