| The first excerpt represents the element of Air. It speaks of mental influences and the process of thought, and is drawn from The Spirit of the Border by Zane Grey: in buckskin, and their motions so rapid, prevented Zane from lending a helping
hand.
Suddenly Deering was propelled from the mass as if by a catapult. His body
straightened as it came down with a heavy thud. Zane pounced upon it with
catlike quickness. Once more he swung aloft the bloody hatchet; then once more
he lowered it, for there was no need to strike. The renegade's side was torn
open from shoulder to hip. A deluge of blood poured out upon the moss. Deering
choked, a bloody froth formed on his lips. His fingers clutched at nothing.
His eyes rolled violently and then were fixed in an awful stare.
The girl lying so quiet in the woods near the old hut was avenged!
Jonathan turned again to Wetzel and Girty, not with any intention to aid the
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The second excerpt represents the element of Fire. It speaks of emotional influences and base passions, and is drawn from The United States Bill of Rights: IV
The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers,
and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated,
and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by oath
or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched,
and the persons or things to be seized.
V
No person shall be held to answer for a capital, or otherwise infamous crime,
unless on a presentment or indictment of a Grand Jury, except in cases arising
in the land or naval forces, or in the Militia, when in actual service
in time of War or public danger; nor shall any person be subject for
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