| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from An International Episode by Henry James: "I defy them to treat me very ill, because I shall not give
them the opportunity. With the best will in the world,
in that case they can't be very offensive."
Bessie Alden was silent a moment. "I don't see what makes you talk that way,"
she said. "The English are a great people."
"Exactly; and that is just the way they have grown great--
by dropping you when you have ceased to be useful.
People say they are not clever; but I think they are very clever."
"You know you have liked them--all the Englishmen you have seen," said Bessie.
"They have liked me," her sister rejoined; "it would be more correct
to say that. And, of course, one likes that."
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The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from Salome by Oscar Wilde: pas votre mere. Elle vous donne toujours de mauvais conseils. Il
ne faut pas l'ecouter.
SALOME. Je n'ecoute pas ma mere. C'est pour mon propre plaisir que
je demande la tete d'Iokanaan dans un bassin d'argent. Vous avez
jure, Herode. N'oubliez pas que vous avez jure.
HERODE. Je le sais. J'ai jure par mes dieux. Je le sais bien.
Mais je vous supplie, Salome, de me demander autre chose. Demandez-
moi la moitie de mon royaume, et je vous la donnerai. Mais ne me
demandez pas ce que vous m'avez demande.
SALOME. Je vous demande la tete d'Iokanaan.
HERODE. Non, non, je ne veux pas.
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The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from Out of Time's Abyss by Edgar Rice Burroughs: Speaks for Luata will claim you for his own; and when he is done
with you, your skull will bleach at the top of a tall staff while
your body feeds the reptiles at the mouth of the River of Death.
Even though you bring into the world a female Wieroo, your fate
will be the same if you do not escape him, while with me you shall
have life and food and none shall harm you."
He was quite close to the girl when she replied by striking him
in the face with all her strength. "Until I am slain," she cried,
"I shall fight against you all." From the throat of the Wieroo
issued that dismal wail that Bradley had heard so often in the
past--it was like a scream of pain smothered to a groan--and then
Out of Time's Abyss |
