| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from Rise and Fall of Cesar Birotteau by Honore de Balzac: Opinions vary on this point. However that may be, Birotteau now deeply
regretted that his signature was unknown. Still, as deputy-mayor, and
therefore known in politics, he thought he had only to present his
name and be admitted: he was quite ignorant of the ceremonial, half
regal, which attended an audience with Francois Keller. He was shown
into a salon which adjoined the study of the celebrated banker,--
celebrated in various ways. Birotteau found himself among a numerous
company of deputies, writers, journalists, stock-brokers, merchants of
the upper grades, agents, engineers, and above all satellites, or
henchmen, who passed from group to group, and knocked in a peculiar
manner at the door of the study, which they were, as it seemed,
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The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from The Research Magnificent by H. G. Wells: of calling your own true love a fool," she said.
"Simply I tell you I will not go back to London."
"You will go back with me, Cheetah."
"I will go back as far as my work calls me there."
"It calls you through the voice of your mate and slave and doormat
to just exactly the sort of house you ought to have. . . . It is
the privilege and duty of the female to choose the lair."
For a space Benham made no reply. This controversy had been
gathering for some time and he wanted to state his view as vividly
as possible. The Benham style of connubial conversation had long
since decided for emphasis rather than delicacy.
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The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from King James Bible: snuffdishes, of pure gold.
EXO 37:24 Of a talent of pure gold made he it, and all the vessels
thereof.
EXO 37:25 And he made the incense altar of shittim wood: the length of
it was a cubit, and the breadth of it a cubit; it was foursquare; and
two cubits was the height of it; the horns thereof were of the same.
EXO 37:26 And he overlaid it with pure gold, both the top of it, and
the sides thereof round about, and the horns of it: also he made unto it
a crown of gold round about.
EXO 37:27 And he made two rings of gold for it under the crown thereof,
by the two corners of it, upon the two sides thereof, to be places for
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