| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from The Land that Time Forgot by Edgar Rice Burroughs: the others of the party stood in mute and inactive surprise, I
unslung my rifle--which, carelessly, I had been carrying across
my back; and when they charged, as I felt they would, I put a
bullet in the forehead of one of them. This stopped them all
temporarily--not the death of their fellow, but the report of the
rifle, the first they had ever heard. Before they were ready to
attack me again, one of them spoke in a commanding tone to his
fellows, and in a language similar but still more comprehensive
than that of the tribe to the south, as theirs was more complete
than Ahm's. He commanded them to stand back and then he advanced
and addressed me.
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The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from Democracy In America, Volume 1 by Alexis de Toqueville: large. Thus, whilst the power of modifying and changing their
legislation at pleasure was preserved in all the republics, they
were forbidden to enact ex post facto laws, or to create a class
of nobles in their community. *k Lastly, as it was necessary that
the Federal Government should be able to fulfil its engagements,
it was endowed with an unlimited power of levying taxes. *l
[Footnote h: See Constitution, sect. 8; "Federalist," Nos. 41 and
42; Kent's "Commentaries," vol. i. p. 207; Story, pp. 358-382;
Ibid. pp. 409-426.]
[Footnote i: Several other privileges of the same kind exist,
such as that which empowers the Union to legislate on bankruptcy,
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The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from The Three Taverns by Edwin Arlington Robinson: Not to be cursed with such invidious insight,
Remember that you stand, you and your fancy,
Now in his house; and since we are together,
See for yourself and tell me what you see.
Tell me the best you see. Make a slight noise
Of recognition when you find a book
That you would not as lief read upside down
As otherwise, for example. If there you fail,
Observe the walls and lead me to the place,
Where you are led. If there you meet a picture
That holds you near it for a longer time
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