| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from Off on a Comet by Jules Verne: that the space reserved for the cabin was of most meager dimensions.
In one corner of the compartment stood a small iron stove, in which
smoldered a bare handful of coals; in another was a trestle-board
which served as a bed; two or three stools and a rickety deal table,
together with a few cooking utensils, completed a stock of furniture
which was worthy of its proprietor.
On entering the cabin, Ben Zoof's first proceeding was to throw on
the fire a liberal supply of coals, utterly regardless of the groans
of poor Isaac, who would almost as soon have parted with his
own bones as submit to such reckless expenditure of his fuel.
The perishing temperature of the cabin, however, was sufficient
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The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from At the Earth's Core by Edgar Rice Burroughs: they would never for an instant imagine that I could
be occupied in arranging another escape immediately
upon my return to the city.
So they led me before a slimy Mahar who clung to a slimy
rock within the large room that was the thing's office.
With cold, reptilian eyes the creature seemed to bore through
the thin veneer of my deceit and read my inmost thoughts.
It heeded the story which the Sagoths told of my return
to Phutra, watching the gorilla-men's lips and fingers
during the recital. Then it questioned me through one of
the Sagoths.
At the Earth's Core |
The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from Lair of the White Worm by Bram Stoker: Sir Nathaniel, who was writing at a table near the window, looked
up.
"What is it?" said he.
Adam held out the letter he was carrying. It was in a blazoned
envelope.
"Ha!" said Sir Nathaniel, "from the White Worm! I expected
something of the kind."
"But," said Adam, "how could she have known we were here? She
didn't know last night."
"I don't think we need trouble about that, Adam. There is so much
we do not understand. This is only another mystery. Suffice it
Lair of the White Worm |
