| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from Grimm's Fairy Tales by Brothers Grimm: thing do you bring?' 'I bring nothing, but would have something
given.' Gretel says to Hans: 'I will go with you.'
Hans takes Gretel, ties her to a rope, leads her to the rack, and
binds her fast. Then Hans goes to his mother. 'Good evening, mother.'
'Good evening, Hans. Where have you been?' 'With Gretel.' 'What did
you take her?' 'I took her nothing.' 'What did Gretel give you?' 'She
gave me nothing, she came with me.' 'Where have you left Gretel?' 'I
led her by the rope, tied her to the rack, and scattered some grass
for her.' 'That was ill done, Hans, you should have cast friendly eyes
on her.' 'Never mind, will do better.'
Hans went into the stable, cut out all the calves' and sheep's eyes,
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The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from Symposium by Plato: if you are very careful and bear in mind that you will be called to
account, I may be induced to let you off.
Aristophanes professed to open another vein of discourse; he had a mind to
praise Love in another way, unlike that either of Pausanias or Eryximachus.
Mankind, he said, judging by their neglect of him, have never, as I think,
at all understood the power of Love. For if they had understood him they
would surely have built noble temples and altars, and offered solemn
sacrifices in his honour; but this is not done, and most certainly ought to
be done: since of all the gods he is the best friend of men, the helper
and the healer of the ills which are the great impediment to the happiness
of the race. I will try to describe his power to you, and you shall teach
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The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from The White Moll by Frank L. Packard: things! But she counted now upon her knowledge of the Adventurer's
secret to force from him everything he knew; and, with that to work
on, a confession from some of the gang in corroboration that would
prove the authorship of the crime of which she had seemingly been
caught in the act of committing.
Yes, she was beginning to see the way at last - through the
Adventurer. It seemed a sure and certain way. If she presented
herself before him as Gypsy Nan, whom he believed to be not only
one of the gang, but actually Danglar's wife, and let him know
that she was aware of the dual role he was playing, and that the
information he thus acquired as the Pug he turned to his own
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