| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from Stories From the Old Attic by Robert Harris: "Yes," said the genie. "I hope that someday my lamp will fall into
the hands of a wise man."
And so the man was given power over everything on earth, over every
government, every event, every activity of every soul. As a result,
his name was soon pronounced with hatred and contempt by everyone,
and in a few months he was assassinated by his most trusted followers.
Several One Way Conversations
"Yes, they are shackles, but they are made of gold," said the man, as
he asked for another pair on his wrists and two more on his ankles.
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"You can see how great I am by observing what I have done," said the
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The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from Dawn O'Hara, The Girl Who Laughed by Edna Ferber: dying as he was even then.
"Well, what do you know about little Paul Dombey?" he
piped in a high, thin voice. The shock of relief was too
much. We giggled hysterically, then stopped short and
looked at each other, like scared and naughty children.
"Sa-a-ay, boys and girls, cut out the heavy thinking
parts. Don't make me do all the social stunts. What's
the news? What kind of a rotten cotton sportin' sheet is
that dub Callahan gettin' out? Who won to-day--Cubs or
Pirates? Norberg, you goat, who pinned that purple tie
on you?"
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The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from A Simple Soul by Gustave Flaubert: in front of the fire-place on account of the cold, she found him dead
in his cage, hanging to the wire bars with his head down. He had
probably died of congestion. But she believed that he had been
poisoned, and although she had no proofs whatever, her suspicion
rested on Fabu.
She wept so sorely that her mistress said: "Why don't you have him
stuffed?"
She asked the advice of the chemist, who had always been kind to the
bird.
He wrote to Havre for her. A certain man named Fellacher consented to
do the work. But, as the diligence driver often lost parcels entrusted
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