| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from Michael Strogoff by Jules Verne: on his mission, which had apparently so completely failed;
on his mother, on Nadia, whom he should never more see!
But he let no sign appear of the emotion he felt. Then,
a feeling of vengeance to be accomplished came over him.
"Ivan," said he, in a stern voice, "Ivan the Traitor, the
last menace of my eyes shall be for you!"
Ivan Ogareff shrugged his shoulders.
But Michael was not to be looking at Ivan when his eyes
were put out. Marfa Strogoff stood before him.
"My mother!" cried he. "Yes! yes! my last glance
shall be for you, and not for this wretch! Stay there, be-
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The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from Miracle Mongers and Their Methods by Harry Houdini: his teeth and swallow.'' This was shown in
London for two pence.
The first to attract the attention of the
upper classes, however, was one Richardson, who
appeared in France in the year 1667 and enjoyed
a vogue sufficient to justify the record
of his promise in the Journal des Savants.
Later on he came to London, and John Evelyn,
in his diary, mentions him under date of
October 8th, 1672, as follows:
I took leave of my Lady Sunderland,
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The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from Danny's Own Story by Don Marquis: and the tent don't leak, that rain is a kind of a
nice thing to listen to itself. But if you can see
the stars you get to wondering more'n ever. They
come out and they is so many of them and they
are so fur away, and yet they are so kind o' friendly-
like, too, if you happen to be feeling purty good.
But if you ain't feeling purty good, jest lay there and
look at them stars long enough; and then mebby
you'll see it don't make no difference whether
you're feeling good or not, fur they got a way o'
making your private troubles look mighty small.
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