| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from The Tanach: 1_Chronicles 27: 6 This is that Benaiah, who was the mighty man of the thirty, and over the thirty; and of his course was Ammizabad his son.
1_Chronicles 27: 7 The fourth captain for the fourth month was Asahel the brother of Joab, and Zebadiah his son after him; and in his course were twenty and four thousand.
1_Chronicles 27: 8 The fifth captain for the fifth month was Shamhuth the Izrahite; and in his course were twenty and four thousand.
1_Chronicles 27: 9 The sixth captain for the sixth month was Ira the son of Ikkesh the Tekoite; and in his course were twenty and four thousand.
1_Chronicles 27: 10 The seventh captain for the seventh month was Helez the Pelonite, of the children of Ephraim; and in his course were twenty and four thousand.
1_Chronicles 27: 11 The eighth captain for the eighth month was Sibbecai the Hushathite, of the Zerahites; and in his course were twenty and four thousand.
1_Chronicles 27: 12 The ninth captain for the ninth month was Abiezer the Anathothite, of the Benjamites; and in his course were twenty and four thousand.
1_Chronicles 27: 13 The tenth captain for the tenth month was Mahrai, the Netophathite, of the Zerahites; and in his course were twenty and four thousand.
1_Chronicles 27: 14 The eleventh captain for the eleventh month was Benaiah the Pirathonite, of the children of Ephraim; and in his course were twenty and four thousand.
1_Chronicles 27: 15 The twelfth captain for the twelfth month was Heldai the Netophathite, of Othniel; and in his course were twenty and four thousand.
1_Chronicles 27: 16 Furthermore over the tribes of Israel: of the Reubenites was Eliezer the son of Zichri the ruler; of the Simeonites, Shephatiah the son of Maacah;
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The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from Aeroplanes and Dirigibles of War by Frederick A. Talbot: ordinary table ventilating fan, accounts for 16 pounds of this
total. Under test at sea, upon the deck of a ship, a range of
250 miles has been obtained. The British Government carried out
a series of experiments with this system, using a small plant
weighing about 30 pounds, with which communication was maintained
up to about 20 miles.
In the French system the Reuget transmitter is employed. The
apparatus, including the dynamo, which is extremely small, weighs
in all 70 pounds. A small alternator of 200 watts and 100 volts
is coupled direct to the aeroplane motor, a new clutch coupler
being employed for this purpose. By means of a small transformer
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The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from My Antonia by Willa Cather: Sometimes I rode north to the big prairie-dog town to watch
the brown earth-owls fly home in the late afternoon
and go down to their nests underground with the dogs.
Antonia Shimerda liked to go with me, and we used to wonder
a great deal about these birds of subterranean habit.
We had to be on our guard there, for rattlesnakes were always
lurking about. They came to pick up an easy living among
the dogs and owls, which were quite defenceless against them;
took possession of their comfortable houses and ate the eggs
and puppies. We felt sorry for the owls. It was always
mournful to see them come flying home at sunset and disappear
 My Antonia |