| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from Blix by Frank Norris: down the streets of Sacramento at the head of the brass band in
burnt cork and regimentals.
"The star of the troupe," he told them, "was the lady with the
iron jore. We busted in Stockton, and she gave me her diamonds to
pawn. I pawned 'em, and kept back something in the hand for
myself and hooked it to San Francisco. Strike me straight if she
didn't follow me, that iron-jored piece; met me one day in front
of the Bush Street Theatre, and horsewhipped me properly. Now,
just think of that"--and he laughed as though it was the best kind
of a joke.
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The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from Venus and Adonis by William Shakespeare: Claps her pale cheek, till clapping makes it red; 468
And all amaz'd brake off his late intent,
For sharply he did think to reprehend her,
Which cunning love did wittily prevent:
Fair fall the wit that can so well defend her! 472
For on the grass she lies as she were slain
Till his breath breatheth life in her again.
He wrings her nose, he strikes her on the cheeks,
He bends her fingers, holds her pulses hard, 476
He chafes her lips; a thousand ways he seeks
To mend the hurt that his unkindness marr'd:
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The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from The Riverman by Stewart Edward White: the ordered ranks. When a slight hitch or pause, a subtle change in
the pattern of the brown carpet caught his attention, he sprang into
life. Balancing his peavy across his body, he made his way by short
dashes to the point of threatened congestion. There, working
vigorously, swept down stream with the mass, he pulled, hauled, and
heaved, forcing the heavy, reluctant timbers from the cohesion that
threatened trouble later. Oblivious to his surroundings, he
wrenched and pried desperately. The banks of the river drifted by.
Point succeeded point, as though withdrawn up stream by some
invisible manipulator. The river appeared stationary, the banks in
motion. Finally he heard at his elbow the voice of the man
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