| The first excerpt represents the element of Air. It speaks of mental influences and the process of thought, and is drawn from Caesar's Commentaries in Latin by Julius Caesar: praeberent, cum item ab hostibus constanter ac non timide pugnaretur
telaque ex loco superiore missa non frustra acciderent, equites circumitis
hostium castris Crasso renuntiaverunt non eadem esse diligentia ab
decumana porta castra munita facilemque aditum habere.
Crassus equitum praefectos cohortatus, ut magnis praemiis
pollicitationibusque suos excitarent, quid fieri vellet ostendit. Illi,
ut erat imperatum, eductis iis cohortibus quae praesidio castris relictae
intritae ab labore erant, et longiore itinere circumductis, ne ex hostium
castris conspici possent, omnium oculis mentibusque ad pugnam intentis
celeriter ad eas quas diximus munitiones pervenerunt atque his prorutis
prius in hostium castris constiterunt quam plane ab his videri aut quid
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The second excerpt represents the element of Fire. It speaks of emotional influences and base passions, and is drawn from The Octopus by Frank Norris: "He claims, of course," Phelps went on, "that when he bought Los
Muertos of the Railroad he was guaranteed possession, and he
wants the place in time for the harvest."
"That's almost as thin," muttered Harran as he thrust the bit
into his horse's mouth. "as Delaney buying Annixter's Home
ranch. That slice of Quien Sabe, according to the Railroad's
grading, is worth about ten thousand dollars; yes, even fifteen,
and I don't believe Delaney is worth the price of a good horse.
Why, those people don't even try to preserve appearances. Where
would Christian find the money to buy Los Muertos? There's no
one man in all Bonneville rich enough to do it. Damned rascals!
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| The third excerpt represents the element of Water. It speaks of pure spiritual influences and feelings of love, and is drawn from Just Folks by Edgar A. Guest: To frighten the bears away.
This land is reached by a wonderful ship
That sails on a golden tide;
But never a grown-up makes the trip--
It is only a children's ride.
And never a cross-patch journeys there,
And never a pouting face,
For it is the Land of Smiling, where
A frown is a big disgrace.
Oh, you board the ship when the sun goes down,
And over a gentle sea
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The fourth excerpt represents the element of Earth. It speaks of physical influences and the impact of the unseen on the visible world, and is drawn from The Patchwork Girl of Oz by L. Frank Baum: knew one could suffer a great deal of pain. His
greatest fear at this time was that he would
always remain imprisoned in the beautiful leaf
and never see the light of day again.
No sound came to him through the leaf; all
around was intense silence. Ojo wondered if Scraps
had stopped screaming, or if the folds of the leaf
prevented his hearing her. By and by he thought he
heard a whistle, as of some one whistling a tune.
Yes; it really must be some one whistling, he
decided, for he could follow the strains of a
The Patchwork Girl of Oz |
