| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from Michael Strogoff by Jules Verne: of the invading army, except the garrisons left in the prin-
cipal conquered towns, was concentrated under the command
of Feofar-Khan.
The passage of the Angara in front of Irkutsk having
been regarded by Ogareff as impracticable, a strong body of
troops crossed, several versts up the river, by means of
bridges formed with boats. The Grand Duke did not at-
tempt to oppose the enemy in their passage. He could only
impede, not prevent it, having no field-artillery at his dis-
posal, and he therefore remained in Irkutsk.
The Tartars now occupied the right bank of the river;
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The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from House of Mirth by Edith Wharton: a subtler form of snobbishness! Bertha can already make her
believe anything she pleases--and I'm afraid she's begun, my poor
child, by insinuating horrors about you."
Lily flushed under the shadow of her drooping hair. "The world is
too vile," she murmured, averting herself from Mrs. Fisher's
anxious scrutiny.
"It's not a pretty place; and the only way to keep a footing in
it is to fight it on its own terms--and above all, my dear, not
alone!" Mrs. Fisher gathered up her floating implications in a
resolute grasp. "You've told me so little that I can only guess
what has been happening; but in the rush we all live in there's
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The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from The Case of the Golden Bullet by Grace Isabel Colbron and Augusta Groner: That surprised me, because he never worked as late as that before.
I thought it over a moment, then I crept up and looked through
the keyhole."
"And what did you see?"
"He sat at his desk, quite quiet. So I felt easy again, and went
off to bed."
"Why didn't you go into the room?"
"I didn't dare, sir. The Professor never wanted to be disturbed
when he was writing."
"Well, and this morning?"
"I got up at the usual time this morning, set the breakfast table,
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