| The third excerpt represents the element of Water. It speaks of pure spiritual influences and feelings of love, and is drawn from The Insidious Dr. Fu-Manchu by Sax Rohmer: Smith lurched back as though he had received a physical blow, and clutched
my shoulder convulsively. Beneath the heavy tan his face had blanched,
and his eyes were set in a stare of horror.
"My God!" he whispered. "I am too late!"
With clenched fists he turned and, pressing through the group
of loungers, bounded up the steps. In the hall a man who unmistakably
was a Scotland Yard official stood talking to a footman.
Other members of the household were moving about, more or
less aimlessly, and the chilly hand of King Fear had touched
one and all, for, as they came and went, they glanced ever over
their shoulders, as if each shadow cloaked a menace, and listened,
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The fourth excerpt represents the element of Earth. It speaks of physical influences and the impact of the unseen on the visible world, and is drawn from Miracle Mongers and Their Methods by Harry Houdini: to reproduce the wonders which had puzzled
many scientists.
The investigating professor in all probability,
was Professor Sementini, who experimented
with Lionetto. I find an account of
Sementini's discoveries in an old newspaper
clipping, the name and date of which have
unfortunately been lost:
Sementini's efforts, after performing
several experiments upon himself, were
finally crowned with success. He found
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