| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from The Shadow Line by Joseph Conrad: "There is something going on in the sky like
a decomposition; like a corruption of the air,
which remains as still as ever. After all, mere
clouds, which may or may not hold wind or rain.
Strange that it should trouble me so. I feel as if all
my sins had found me out. But I suppose the
trouble is that the ship is still lying motionless, not
under command; and that I have nothing to do to
keep my imagination from running wild amongst
the disastrous images of the worst that may befall
us. What's going to happen? Probably nothing.
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The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from The Pool in the Desert by Sara Jeanette Duncan: wide field for interest!'
I paused, lost in the volume of my admirable sentiments.
'How beautifully you talk, Helena! I wish I had the gift.'
'It doesn't mean very much,' I said truthfully.
'Oh, I think it's everything! And how companionable a girl is! I
quite envy you, this season, having Cecily constantly with you and
taking her about everywhere. Something quite new for you, isn't
it?'
'Absolutely,' said I; 'I am looking forward to it immensely. But it
is likely she will make her own friends, don't you think?' I added
anxiously.
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The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from The Touchstone by Edith Wharton: competence that struck him; and she added, as he caught up his
hat: "Don't forget the letters."
Why had she asked for the book? Was her sudden wish to see it the
result of some hint of Flamel's? The thought turned Glennard
sick, but he preserved sufficient lucidity to tell himself, a
moment later, that his last hope of self-control would be lost if
he yielded to the temptation of seeing a hidden purpose in
everything she said and did. How much Flamel guessed, he had no
means of divining; nor could he predicate, from what he knew of
the man, to what use his inferences might be put. The very
qualities that had made Flamel a useful adviser made him the most
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