| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from The Spirit of the Border by Zane Grey: Indians fighting for them."
"I hope not; but we have come prepared for anything," said Kate, with a quiet
smile. "Our home was with uncle, and when he announced his intention of going
west we decided our duty was to go with him."
"You were right, and I hope you will find a happy home," rejoined Colonel
Zane. "If life among the Indian, proves to be too had, we shall welcome you
here. Betty, show the girls your pets and Indian trinkets. I am going to take
the boys to Silas' cabin to see Mr. Wells, and then show them over the fort."
As they went out Joe saw the Indian guide standing in exactly the same
position as when they entered the building.
"Can't that Indian move?" he asked curiously.
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The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from The Son of Tarzan by Edgar Rice Burroughs: With returning day the boy's spirits rose. With the rising sun
rose new hope within his breast. He would return to civilization
by another way. None would guess that he had been connected
with the killing of the stranger in the little out-of-the-way
trading post upon a remote shore.
Crouched close to the great ape in the crotch of a tree the boy
had shivered through an almost sleepless night. His light pajamas
had been but little protection from the chill dampness of
the jungle, and only that side of him which was pressed against
the warm body of his shaggy companion approximated to comfort.
And so he welcomed the rising sun with its promise of warmth as well
The Son of Tarzan |
The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from The Hunting of the Snark by Lewis Carroll: A Lesson in Natural History."
In his genial way he proceeded to say
(Forgetting all laws of propriety,
And that giving instruction, without introduction,
Would have caused quite a thrill in Society),
"As to temper the Jubjub's a desperate bird,
Since it lives in perpetual passion:
Its taste in costume is entirely absurd--
It is ages ahead of the fashion:
"But it knows any friend it has met once before:
It never will look at a bride:
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