| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from U. S. Project Trinity Report by Carl Maag and Steve Rohrer: The TRINITY nuclear device was detonated on a 100-foot tower (shown in
figure 2-1) at UTM coordinates 630266 on the Alamogordo Bombing Range,
New Mexico, at 0530 Mountain War Time, on 16 July 1945. The
detonation had a yield of 19 kilotons and left an impression 2.9
meters deep and 335 meters wide. The cloud resulting from the
detonation rose to an altitude of 35,000 feet (5). The TRINITY
detonation is shown in figure 2-2.
At shot-time, the temperature was 21.8 degrees Celsius, and the
surface air pressure was 850 millibars. Winds at shot-time were
nearly calm at the surface but attained a speed of 10 knots from the
southwest at 10,300 feet. At 34,600 feet, the wind speed was 23 knots
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The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from Domestic Peace by Honore de Balzac: Colonel's fingers with her fan. "I might even reward you if you guess
rightly."
"I will not accept the challenge; I have too much the advantage of
you."
"You are presumptuous."
"You are afraid of seeing Martial at the feet----"
"Of whom?" cried the Countess, affecting surprise.
"Of that candelabrum," replied the Colonel, glancing at the fair
stranger, and then looking at the Countess with embarrassing scrutiny.
"You have guessed it," replied the coquette, hiding her face behind
her fan, which she began to play with. "Old Madame de Lansac, who is,
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The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from The Lost Princess of Oz by L. Frank Baum: cruel, while as a dove I can be content with my lot and happy in my
simple life. I have learned to love the free and independent life of
a bird, and I'd rather not change back."
"Just as you like, Ugu," said Dorothy, resuming her seat. "Perhaps
you are right, for you're certainly a better dove than you were a man,
and if you should ever backslide an' feel wicked again, you couldn't
do much harm as a gray dove."
"Then you forgive me for all the trouble I caused you?" he asked
earnestly.
"Of course. Anyone who's sorry just has to be forgiven."
"Thank you," said the gray dove, and flew away again.
The Lost Princess of Oz |
