| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from Plutarch's Lives by A. H. Clough: before them, filled the whole army with confusion. They made no long
resistance after they were thus broke in upon, but having lost all
order, fled.
The Romans, pursuing them, slew and took prisoners above one hundred
thousand, and possessing themselves of their spoil, tents, and
carriages, voted all that was not purloined to Marius's share, which,
though so magnificent a present, yet was generally thought less than
his conduct deserved in so great a danger. Other authors give a
different account, both about the division of the plunder and the
number of the slain. They say, however, that the inhabitants of
Massilia made fences round their vineyards with the bones, and that
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The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from Wyoming by William MacLeod Raine: for no reason except that he was an Irishman in a place formerly
held by a Chinese.
"He has only fainted," she said quietly, and continued with the
antiseptic dressing.
When it was all over, the big, tanned men gathered at the
entrance to the calf corral and expanded in admiration of their
new boss.
"She's a pure for fair. She grades up any old way yuh take her to
the best corn-fed article on the market," pronounced Denver, with
enthusiasm.
"I got to ride the boundary," sighed Missou. "I kinder hate to go
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The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from A Woman of No Importance by Oscar Wilde: KELVIL. Eight.
[LADY STUTFIELD turns her attention to LORD ALFRED.]
LADY CAROLINE. Mrs. Kettle and the children are, I suppose, at the
seaside? [SIR JOHN shrugs his shoulders.]
KELVIL. My wife is at the seaside with the children, Lady
Caroline.
LADY CAROLINE. You will join them later on, no doubt?
KELVIL. If my public engagements permit me.
LADY CAROLINE. Your public life must be a great source of
gratification to Mrs. Kettle.
SIR JOHN. Kelvil, my love, Kelvil.
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