| The first excerpt represents the element of Air. It speaks of mental influences and the process of thought, and is drawn from Tarzan the Untamed by Edgar Rice Burroughs: were shod in soft-soled sandals, the wrappings of which ex-
tended halfway to his knees, closely resembling a modern
spiral military legging. He carried a short, heavy spear, and
at his side swung a weapon that at first so astonished the ape-
man that he could scarcely believe the evidence of his senses
-- a heavy saber in a leather-covered scabbard. The man's
tunic appeared to have been fabricated upon a loom -- it was
certainly not made of skins, while the garments that covered
his legs were quite as evidently made from the hides of
rodents.
Tarzan noted the utter unconcern with which the man
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The second excerpt represents the element of Fire. It speaks of emotional influences and base passions, and is drawn from Burning Daylight by Jack London: destructive, for they were few in number and the ranch was large.
On the other hand, Daylight could have taken in fully a dozen
horses to pasture, which would have earned him a dollar and a
half per head per month. But this he refused to do, because of
the devastation such close pasturing would produce.
Ferguson came over to celebrate the housewarming that followed
the achievement of the great stone fireplace. Daylight had
ridden across the valley more than once to confer with him about
the undertaking, and he was the only other present at the sacred
function of lighting the first fire. By removing a partition,
Daylight had thrown two rooms into one, and this was the big
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