| The first excerpt represents the element of Air. It speaks of mental influences and the process of thought, and is drawn from The Riverman by Stewart Edward White: invisible manipulator. The river appeared stationary, the banks in
motion. Finally he heard at his elbow the voice of the man
stationed below him, who had run out from his own point.
"Hullo, Bill," he replied to this man, "you old slough hog! Tie
into this this!"
"All the time!" agreed Bill cheerfully.
In a few moments the danger was averted, the logs ran free. The
rivermen thereupon made their uncertain way back to shore, where
they took the river trail up stream again to their respective posts.
At noon they ate lunches they had brought with them in little canvas
bags, snatched before they left the rollways from a supply handy by
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The second excerpt represents the element of Fire. It speaks of emotional influences and base passions, and is drawn from Stories From the Old Attic by Robert Harris: not for mud."
"Even the sun cannot be seen through a silver coin."
"I have never accepted money for anything I've published," said the
beard hotly.
"'Beware of those who look to the right and walk to the left,' says
della Corta."
"How dare you accuse me--" At this point they were interrupted. A
young man, deeply preoccupied with thinking about the purpose of
mankind, had just bounced his head against a tree and--ah, but this
is where you came in.
A Tale Revealing the Wisdom
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