| The third excerpt represents the element of Water. It speaks of pure spiritual influences and feelings of love, and is drawn from The Tapestried Chamber by Walter Scott: victories. He exulted so much in the conquest which he
anticipated, that, to nerve his son to still bolder exertions, he
conferred upon him, as champion of his clan and province, the
celebrated weapon which he had hitherto retained in his own
custody.
This was not all. When the day of combat arrived, the Laird's
Jock, in spite of his daughter's affectionate remonstrances,
determined, though he had not left his bed for two years, to be a
personal witness of the duel. His will was still a law to his
people, who bore him on their shoulders, wrapped in plaids and
blankets, to the spot where the combat was to take place, and
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The fourth excerpt represents the element of Earth. It speaks of physical influences and the impact of the unseen on the visible world, and is drawn from The Mad King by Edgar Rice Burroughs: The chugging of a motor awakened him. It was broad
daylight. Many sounds came from the courtyard without.
It did not take Barney long to gather his scattered wits--in
an instant he was wide awake. He glanced about. He was
the only occupant of the shed. Rising, he approached a
small window that looked out upon the court. All was life
and movement. A dozen military cars either stood about or
moved in and out of the wide gates at the opposite end of
the enclosure. Officers and soldiers moved briskly through a
doorway that led into a large building that flanked the court
upon one side. While Barney slept the headquarters of an
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