| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from Rewards and Fairies by Rudyard Kipling: horse, but he'd ha' laid him open in that pinch.'
'Not for his own advantage,' said Puck quickly. ''Twas only
to shift the log.'
'I reckon every man born of woman has his log to shift in the
world - if so be you're hintin' at any o' Frankie's doings. He never
hit beyond reason or without reason,' said Simon.
'I never said a word against Frankie,' Puck retorted, with a
wink at the children. 'An' if I did, do it lie in your mouth to
contest my say-so, seeing how you -'
'Why don't it lie in my mouth, seeing I was the first which
knowed Frankie for all he was?' The burly sack-clad man puffed
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The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from The Son of Tarzan by Edgar Rice Burroughs: meager experience of childhood. He could think of but a single
glaring fact--they had killed a fellow man, and they were among
savage strangers, thirsting for the blood of the first victim whom
fate cast into their clutches. This much he had gleaned from
penny-dreadfuls.
And they must have money!
Again he approached the corpse. This time resolutely. The ape
squatted in a corner watching his young companion. The youth
commenced to remove the American's clothing piece by piece,
and, piece by piece, he examined each garment minutely. Even to
the shoes he searched with painstaking care, and when the last
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The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from Main Street by Sinclair Lewis: All present spoke of the many charms of the bride, formerly Miss
Carol Milford of St. Paul. Games and stunts were the order of the
day, with merry talk and conversation. At a late hour dainty
refreshments were served, and the party broke up with many
expressions of pleasure at the pleasant affair. Among those present
were Mesdames Kennicott, Elder----
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Dr. Will Kennicott, for the past several years one of our most
popular and skilful physicians and surgeons, gave the town a
delightful surprise when he returned from an extended honeymoon
tour in Colorado this week with his charming bride. nee Miss Carol
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