| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from The Vision Splendid by William MacLeod Raine: Chunn pounded on the table with his fist. "Jeff's own fault. Talk
about durn fools! That boy's got them all beat clear off the map.
And I'm dashed if I don't like him better for it."
"Move we change the subject," suggested Rawson. "Here comes
Verden's worst citizen."
With a casual nod of greeting round the table Jeff sat down.
"Any of you hear James' speech before the Chamber of Commerce
yesterday? It was bully. One of his best," he said as he reached
for the menu card.
Captain Chunn groaned. The rest laughed. Jeff looked round in
surprise. "What's the joke?"
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The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from The Wrong Box by Stevenson & Osbourne: stand out like penny rolls.'
Another leg was soon disclosed, and then what seemed to be a
third. This resolved itself, however, into a knotted club resting
upon a pedestal.
'It is a Hercules,' cried Gideon; 'I might have guessed that from
his calf. I'm supposed to be rather partial to statuary, but when
it comes to Hercules, the police should interfere. I should say,'
he added, glancing with disaffection at the swollen leg, 'that
this was about the biggest and the worst in Europe. What in
heaven's name can have induced him to come here?'
'I suppose nobody else would have a gift of him,' said Julia.
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The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from Verses 1889-1896 by Rudyard Kipling: Lord! the transport's full, an' 'alf our lot not on 'er --
Cheer, O cheer! We're going off where no one knows.
March! The Devil's none so black as 'e is painted!
Cheer! We'll 'ave some fun before we're put away.
'Alt, an' 'and 'er out -- a woman's gone and fainted!
Cheer! Get on -- Gawd 'elp the married men to-day!
Hoi! Come up, you 'ungry beggars, to yer sorrow.
('Ear them say they want their tea, an' want it quick!)
You won't have no mind for slingers, not to-morrow --
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