| The first excerpt represents the element of Air. It speaks of mental influences and the process of thought, and is drawn from Thuvia, Maid of Mars by Edgar Rice Burroughs: our own images.
"All that causes me to hesitate," he added, "is the
danger of taking you past so many banths. A single
sword would scarce prevail were even a couple of
them to charge simultaneously."
"Do not fear on that score," replied the girl, smiling.
"The banths will not harm us."
As she spoke she descended from the platform, and
with Carthoris at her side stepped fearlessly out upon the
bloody field in the direction of the walled city of mystery.
They had advanced but a short distance when a banth,
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The second excerpt represents the element of Fire. It speaks of emotional influences and base passions, and is drawn from Memories and Portraits by Robert Louis Stevenson: observer, he is decidedly well-looking; but to the ladies of his
race he seems abhorrent. A thorough elaborate gentleman, of the
plume and sword-knot order, he was born with a nice sense of
gallantry to women. He took at their hands the most outrageous
treatment; I have heard him bleating like a sheep, I have seen him
streaming blood, and his ear tattered like a regimental banner; and
yet he would scorn to make reprisals. Nay more, when a human lady
upraised the contumelious whip against the very dame who had been
so cruelly misusing him, my little great-heart gave but one hoarse
cry and fell upon the tyrant tooth and nail. This is the tale of a
soul's tragedy. After three years of unavailing chivalry, he
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