| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from The Oakdale Affair by Edgar Rice Burroughs: The three followed her toward the little hovel since
there seemed no better plan than that which she had
offered. Giova and the other girl were in the lead, fol-
lowed by Bridge and the boy. The latter turned to the
man and placed a hand upon his arm. "Why don't you
leave us," he asked. "You have done nothing. No one is
looking for you. Why don't you go your way and save
yourself from suspicion."
Bridge did not reply.
"I believe," the youth went on, "that you are doing
it for me; but why I can't guess."
The Oakdale Affair |
The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from A Collection of Beatrix Potter by Beatrix Potter: "What is seven pounds of butter
at 1/3, and a stick of sealing wax
and four matches?"
"Send in all the bills again to
everybody 'with compts' " replied
Ginger.
After a time they heard a noise
in the shop, as if something had
been pushed in at the door. They
came out of the back parlour. There
was an envelope lying on the counter,
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The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from The Life of the Spider by J. Henri Fabre: The spasms become more frequent. A gasp proclaims that all is
over. The bird is dead.
There was a certain coolness among us at the evening-meal. I read
mute reproaches, because of my experiment, in the eyes of my home-
circle; I read an unspoken accusation of cruelty all around me.
The death of the unfortunate Sparrow had saddened the whole family.
I myself was not without some remorse of conscience: the poor
result achieved seemed to me too dearly bought. I am not made of
the stuff of those who, without turning a hair, rip up live Dogs to
find out nothing in particular.
Nevertheless, I had the courage to start afresh, this time on a
The Life of the Spider |
