| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from The Magic of Oz by L. Frank Baum: and Hank the Mule, and the Yellow Hen, and the Pink Kitten where they
had been.
Trot watered the Magic Flower every day and allowed no one in her
room to see the beautiful blossoms except her friends, Betsy Bobbin
and Dorothy. The wonderful plant did not seem to lose any of its
magic by being removed from its island, and Trot was sure that Ozma
would prize it as one of her most delightful treasures.
Up in his tower the little Wizard of Oz began training his twelve
tiny monkeys, and the little creatures were so intelligent that they
learned every trick the Wizard tried to teach them. The Wizard
treated them with great kindness and gentleness and gave them the food
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The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from Lady Baltimore by Owen Wister: settling the small debt for my lunch I asked: "Since this is the proper
place for information, will you kindly tell me whose wedding that cake is
for?"
She was astonished." You don't know? And I thought you were quite a
clever Ya--I beg your pardon--Northerner.
"Please tell me, since I know you're quite a clever Reb--I beg your
pardon--Southerner."
"Why, it's his own! Couldn't you see that from his bashfulness?"
"Ordering his own wedding cake?" Amazement held me. But the door opened,
one of the elderly ladies entered, the girl behind the counter stiffened
to primness in a flash, and I went out into Royal Street as the curly
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The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from Records of a Family of Engineers by Robert Louis Stevenson: fact, proposed certain modifications in Stevenson's plans,
which the latter did not accept; nevertheless Rennie continued
to take a kindly interest in the work, and the two engineers
remained in friendly correspondence during its progress. The
official view taken by the Board as to the quarter in which
lay both the merit and the responsibility of the work may be
gathered from a minute of the Commissioners at their first
meeting held after Stevenson died; in which they record their
regret `at the death of this zealous, faithful, and able
officer, TO WHOM IS DUE THE HONOUR OF CONCEIVING AND EXECUTING
THE BELL ROCK LIGHTHOUSE.' The matter is briefly summed up in
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