| The first excerpt represents the element of Air. It speaks of mental influences and the process of thought, and is drawn from Master of the World by Jules Verne: who they were."
"And above all," added Wells, "if one of them turned out to be the
captain of the 'Terror!'"
"I have only one fear, Wells; this submarine, whether it is the one
we seek or another, may have left the creek since your departure."
"We shall know about that in a few hours, now. Pray Heaven they are
still there! Then when night comes?"
"But," I asked, "did you remain watching in the wood until night?"
"No; I left after an hour's watching, and rode straight for the
telegraph station at Toledo. I reached there late at night and sent
immediate word to Washington."
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The second excerpt represents the element of Fire. It speaks of emotional influences and base passions, and is drawn from Danny's Own Story by Don Marquis: "You know engagements are like vaccina-
tion--sometimes they take, and sometimes
they don't. Of course, I had thought at one
time I was in love with this girl I was engaged
to. When I found out I wasn't, I should have
told her so right away. But I didn't. I
thought that she would get tired of me after a
while and turn me loose. I gave her plenty of
chances to turn me loose. I wanted her to
break the engagement instead of me. But
she wouldn't take the hints. She hung on like an
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