| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from Tarzan and the Jewels of Opar by Edgar Rice Burroughs: rein beneath it, called up in a gay and hopeful voice a
pleasant, "Good morning!"
There was no reply, and though his eyes searched the
thick foliage above him, he could see no sign of the
girl. Dismounting, he quickly climbed into the tree,
where he could obtain a view of all its branches. The
tree was empty--Jane Clayton had vanished during the
silent watches of the jungle night.
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Tarzan Recovers His Reason
As Tarzan let the pebbles from the recovered pouch run
Tarzan and the Jewels of Opar |
The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from The Mysterious Island by Jules Verne: hour.
"No, my dear Spilett, wait. You have kept the Richmond time, have you
not?"
"Yes, Cyrus."
"Consequently, your watch is set by the meridian of that town, which is
almost that of Washington?"
"Undoubtedly."
"Very well, keep it thus. Content yourself with winding it up very,
exactly, but do not touch the hands. This may be of use to us.
"What will be the good of that?" thought the sailor.
They ate, and so heartily, that the store of game and almonds was totally
The Mysterious Island |
The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from Christ in Flanders by Honore de Balzac: a burgomaster, in short, in all the institutions of an advanced
civilization.
Who reigned over Brabant and Flanders in those days? On this point
tradition is mute. Let us confess at once that this tale savors
strongly of the marvelous, the mysterious, and the vague; elements
which Flemish narrators have infused into a story retailed so often to
gatherings of workers on winter evenings, that the details vary widely
in poetic merit and incongruity of detail. It has been told by every
generation, handed down by grandames at the fireside, narrated night
and day, and the chronicle has changed its complexion somewhat in
every age. Like some great building that has suffered many
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