| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from A Start in Life by Honore de Balzac: drunk up the last floating vapors of the diaphanous veil which swathed
the scenery of that famous region.
"Well, now, tell us why you left your friend the pacha," said Pere
Leger, addressing Georges.
"He was a very singular scamp," replied Georges, with an air that hid
a multitude of mysteries. "He put me in command of his cavalry,--so
far, so good--"
"Ah! that's why he wears spurs," thought poor Oscar.
"At that time Ali Tebelen wanted to rid himself of Chosrew pacha,
another queer chap! You call him, here, Chaureff; but the name is
pronounced, in Turkish, Cosserew. You must have read in the newspapers
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The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from A Kidnapped Santa Claus by L. Frank Baum: can search for our master and easily secure his freedom."
This seemed such good and sensible advice that the others at once
resolved to adopt it. So Peter the Knook called to the reindeer, and
the faithful animals again sprang forward and dashed over hill and
valley, through forest and plain, until they came to the houses
wherein children lay sleeping and dreaming of the pretty gifts they
would find on Christmas morning.
The little immortals had set themselves a difficult task; for although
they had assisted Santa Claus on many of his journeys, their master
had always directed and guided them and told them exactly what he
wished them to do. But now they had to distribute the toys according
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The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from The Circular Staircase by Mary Roberts Rinehart: on the graves!"
Mr. Jamieson almost choked to death. "I wouldn't be at
all surprised if they were doing that very thing, Liddy," he
said, when he got his breath. "They certainly look like it."
I think the detective had a plan, on which he was working, and
which was meant to be a coup. But things went so fast there
was no time to carry it into effect. The first thing that
occurred was a message from the Charity Hospital that Mrs. Watson
was dying, and had asked for me. I did not care much about
going. There is a sort of melancholy pleasure to be had out of a
funeral, with its pomp and ceremony, but I shrank from a death-
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