| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from The Dunwich Horror by H. P. Lovecraft: but talked much less than formerly. A settled taciturnity was
absorbing him, and for the first time people began to speak specifically
of the dawning look of evil in his goatish face. He would sometimes
mutter an unfamiliar jargon, and chant in bizarre rhythms which
chilled the listener with a sense of unexplainable terror. The
aversion displayed towards him by dogs had now become a matter
of wide remark, and he was obliged to carry a pistol in order
to traverse the countryside in safety. His occasional use of the
weapon did not enhance his popularity amongst the owners of canine
guardians.
The few callers at the house would often find Lavinia
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The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from The Recruit by Honore de Balzac: and, extraordinary event! she had bought the only hare the market
afforded. Now all the town knew that Madame de Dey did not like game.
The hare became, therefore, the point of departure for a vast array of
suspicions. The old men who were taking their walks abroad, remarked a
sort of concentrated activity about Madame de Dey's premises, shown by
the very precautions which the servants took to conceal it. The foot-
man was beating a carpet in the garden. The day before, no one would
have noticed that fact; but the carpet now became a corner-stone on
which the whole town built up its theories. Each individual had his or
her surmise.
The second day, on learning that Madame de Dey declared herself ill,
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The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from Adventure by Jack London: he was comfortably seated in a steamer-chair, his second whisky
securely in his hand, that he let off his bomb.
"A great piece, that Miss Lackland of yours," he chuckled. "Claims
to be a part-owner of Berande. Says she's your partner. Is that
straight?"
Sheldon nodded coldly.
"You don't say? That is a surprise! Well, she hasn't convinced
Guvutu or Tulagi of it. They're pretty used to irregular things
over there, but--ha! ha!- " he stopped to have his laugh out and to
mop his bald head with a trade handkerchief. "But that partnership
yarn of hers was too big to swallow, though it gave them the excuse
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