| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from The First Men In The Moon by H. G. Wells: accompany me? "
"Not in the least," said I, placing myself beside him.
"My habits are regular. My time for intercourse - limited."
"This, I presume, is your time for exercise? "
"It is. I come here to enjoy the sunset."
"You don't."
"Sir? "
"You never look at it."
"Never look at it? "
"No. I've watched you thirteen nights, and not once have you looked at the
sunset - not once."
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The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from Jerusalem Delivered by Torquato Tasso: Of friendship true, and with sweet words the rage
Of bitter grief and woe they would assuage.
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But as a mortal wound the more doth smart
The more it searched is, handled or sought;
So their sweet words to his afflicted heart
More grief, more anguish, pain and torment brought
But reverend Peter that would set apart
Care of his sheep, as a good shepherd ought,
His vanity with grave advice reproved
And told what mourning Christian knights behoved:
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The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from Finished by H. Rider Haggard: explain the exact facts of the Mameena myth which clung to me
like a Wait-a-bit thorn.
Then after a little consultation Cetewayo said--
"It is our desire, O Opener of Roads, that you should draw wisdom
from the fount of Death, if indeed you can do so. Now let any
who are afraid depart and wait for us who are not afraid, alone
and in silence at the mouth of the kloof."
At this some of the audience rose, but after hesitating a little,
sat down again. Only Goza actually took a step forward, but on
my remarking that he would probably meet the dead coming up that
way, collapsed, muttering something about my pistol, for the fool
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