| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from The Brother of Daphne by Dornford Yates: out of the woods above her a round, white tower proclaimed a
chateau set on the shoulder of a hill.
Her dress was that of the country, and yet, perhaps, rather such
as Croatian peasants wear. All white linen, embroidered ever so
richly, cut low and round at the neck, and with the skirt falling
some four inches below her knee: short sleeves, a small, white
apron, and over her thick, fair hair a bright red kerchief. But
her stockings were of white silk, and small, black buckled
slippers kept the little feet. Clear, blue eyes hers, and a
small merry mouth, and a skin after the sun's own heart. It was
so brown- such an even, delicate brown. Brown cheeks and
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The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from Around the World in 80 Days by Jules Verne: is required?"
"I know it, sir," replied Phileas Fogg; "but I wish to prove,
by your visa, that I came by Suez."
"Very well, sir."
The consul proceeded to sign and date the passport, after which
he added his official seal. Mr. Fogg paid the customary fee,
coldly bowed, and went out, followed by his servant.
"Well?" queried the detective.
"Well, he looks and acts like a perfectly honest man," replied the consul.
"Possibly; but that is not the question. Do you think, consul,
that this phelgmatic gentleman resembles, feature by feature,
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The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from Aesop's Fables by Aesop: he set a trap for it and captured it. "Now that I have caught
thee," he cried, "thou shalt always sing to me."
"We Nightingales never sing in a cage." said the bird.
"Then I'll eat thee." said the Labourer. "I have always heard
say that a nightingale on toast is dainty morsel."
"Nay, kill me not," said the Nightingale; "but let me free,
and I'll tell thee three things far better worth than my poor
body." The Labourer let him loose, and he flew up to a branch of
a tree and said: "Never believe a captive's promise; that's one
thing. Then again: Keep what you have. And third piece of advice
is: Sorrow not over what is lost forever." Then the song-bird
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