| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from Montezuma's Daughter by H. Rider Haggard: ebony sceptre she stood silent, the sunlight beating on her lovely
face and form. But the multitude screamed a thousand taunts and
threats at us, and still the tumult grew. Once they rushed towards
her as though to tear her to pieces, but fell back at the last
stair, as a wave falls from a rock, and once a spear was thrown
that passed between her neck and shoulder.
Now the soldiers who had carried me, making certain that our death
was at hand, and having no wish to share it, set my litter down
upon the stones and slipped back into the palace, but all this
while Otomie never so much as moved, no, not even when the spear
hissed past her. She stood before them stately and scornful, a
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The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from Roads of Destiny by O. Henry: If it be the test of a poet to adore and cherish the beautiful, that
fancy is now strengthened. Can I serve you in any way, mademoiselle?"
The young woman looked up at him with eyes dry and mournful. His
frank, glowing face, made serious by the gravity of the adventure, his
strong, straight figure and the liquid sympathy in his blue eyes,
perhaps, also, her imminent need of long-denied help and kindness,
thawed her to sudden tears.
"Monsieur," she said, in low tones, "you look to be true and kind. He
is my uncle, the brother of my father, and my only relative. He loved
my mother, and he hates me because I am like her. He has made my life
one long terror. I am afraid of his very looks, and never before dared
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The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood by Howard Pyle: Thou hast bestowed these love taps of Will Scarlet's with great freedom.
It were pity an thou gottest not thine own share."
"It may not be," said merry Robin. "I am king here, and no subject
may raise hand against the king. But even our great King Richard
may yield to the holy Pope without shame, and even take a tap from him
by way of penance; therefore I will yield myself to this holy friar,
who seemeth to be one in authority, and will take my punishment from him."
Thus saying, he turned to the King, "I prythee, brother, wilt thou take
my punishing into thy holy hands?"
"With all my heart," quoth merry King Richard, rising from
where he was sitting. "I owe thee somewhat for having
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