| The first excerpt represents the element of Air. It speaks of mental influences and the process of thought, and is drawn from The Psychology of Revolution by Gustave le Bon: revolutionary orders.
When the clubs or the Commune had decided upon certain measures
they had them voted by the Assembly then and there. If the
Assembly resisted, they sent their armed delegations thither--
that is, armed bands recruited from the scum of the populace.
They conveyed injunctions which were always slavishly obeyed.
The Commune was so sure of its strength that it even demanded of
the Convention the immediate expulsion of deputies who displeased
it.
While the Convention was composed generally of educated
men, the members of the Commune and the clubs comprised a
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The second excerpt represents the element of Fire. It speaks of emotional influences and base passions, and is drawn from The Pocket Diary Found in the Snow by Grace Isabel Colbron and Augusta Groner: it was not difficult for him to open it without any further noise.
He disappeared into the dark room within. In a few seconds they
heard a key turn in the door and it opened gently. The men entered,
all except the policeman, who remained outside. The blind of his
lantern was slightly opened, and he had his revolver ready in his
hand.
Muller had opened his lantern also, and they saw that they were
in a prettily furnished corridor from which the staircase and one
door led out.
The, four men tiptoed up the stairway and the commissioner stepped
to the first of the two doors which opened onto the upper corridor.
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| The third excerpt represents the element of Water. It speaks of pure spiritual influences and feelings of love, and is drawn from The Wrong Box by Stevenson & Osbourne: distress and mental embarrassment. The windows of the whole
street had filled, as if by magic, with interested and
entertained spectators.
With as thoughtful and scientific an expression as he could
assume, Gideon measured the doorway with his cane, while Julia
entered his observations in a drawing-book. He then measured the
box, and, upon comparing his data, found that there was just
enough space for it to enter. Next, throwing off his coat and
waistcoat, he assisted the men to take the door from its hinges.
And lastly, all bystanders being pressed into the service, the
packing-case mounted the steps upon some fifteen pairs of
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The fourth excerpt represents the element of Earth. It speaks of physical influences and the impact of the unseen on the visible world, and is drawn from The Pocket Diary Found in the Snow by Grace Isabel Colbron and Augusta Groner: himself was quite content with what he bad found.
"Is that all?" murmured the commissioner, as if disappointed.
"That is all," repeated the detective calmly, and added, "That is
a good deal. We have here a closely written notebook, the contents
of which, judging by your excitement, are evidently important. We
have also a handkerchief with an unusual perfume on it. I repeat
that this is quite considerable. Besides this, we have the seals,
and we know several other things. I believe that we can save this
lady, of if it be too late, we can avenge her at least."
The commissioner looked at Muller in surprise. "We are in a city
of more than a million inhabitants," he said, almost timidly.
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