| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe: under our stern, so as to board us on our quarter; upon which,
seeing they were resolute for mischief, and depended upon the
strength that followed them, I ordered to bring the ship to, so
that they lay upon our broadside; when immediately we fired five
guns at them, one of which had been levelled so true as to carry
away the stern of the hindermost boat, and we then forced them to
take down their sail, and to run all to the head of the boat, to
keep her from sinking; so she lay by, and had enough of it; but
seeing the foremost boat crowd on after us, we made ready to fire
at her in particular. While this was doing one of the three boats
that followed made up to the boat which we had disabled, to relieve
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The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from A Voyage to Arcturus by David Lindsay: can't see two steps ahead - everything is unknown. But one thing's
evident: nothing but the wildest audacity will carry me through, and
I must sacrifice everything else to that. And therefore if Surtur
shows himself again, I shall go forward to meet him, even if it means
death."
Through the black, quiet aisles of the forest the drum beats came
again. The sound was a long way off and very faint. It was like the
last mutterings of thunder after a heavy storm. Maskull listened,
without getting up. The drumming faded into silence, and did not
return.
He smiled queerly, and said aloud, "Thanks, Surtur! I accept the
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The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from The Purse by Honore de Balzac: attracted him to this poverty-stricken house, he who was rich?
Why, when he had formerly been so familiar with Adelaide, had he
given up the rights he had acquired, and which were perhaps his
due?
These involuntary reflections prompted him to watch the old man
and the Baroness, whose meaning looks and certain sidelong
glances cast at Adelaide displeased him. "Am I being duped?" was
Hippolyte's last idea--horrible, scathing, for he believed it
just enough to be tortured by it. He determined to stay after the
departure of the two old men, to confirm or dissipate his
suspicions. He drew out his purse to pay Adelaide; but carried
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