| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from The Tragedy of Pudd'nhead Wilson by Mark Twain: was no sham, but was strong and sincere. Yes, with plenty of creature
comforts and her old place in the amen corner in her possession again,
she would be perfectly happy and at peace thenceforward to the end.
She went to Judge Driscoll's kitchen first of all. She was received
there in great form and with vast enthusiasm. Her wonderful travels,
and the strange countries she had seen, and the adventures she had had,
made her a marvel and a heroine of romance. The Negros hung enchanted
upon a great story of her experiences, interrupting her all along with
eager questions, with laughter, exclamations of delight, and expressions
of applause; and she was obliged to confess to herself that if there
was anything better in this world than steamboating, it was the
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The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from Tik-Tok of Oz by L. Frank Baum: He's dreadfully ashamed of himself, the way he is
now, and you're to blame for it. Fact is, Ruggedo,
you've done so much wickedness in your life that
it won't hurt you to do a kind act now."
Ruggedo blinked at her, and sighed again, and
then tried very hard to think.
"I seem to remember, dimly," said he, "that a
certain kind of a kiss will break the charm of
ugliness."
"What kind of a kiss?"
"What kind? Why, it was--it was--it was either
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The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from Stories From the Old Attic by Robert Harris: "And then where are you going?"
"Well, oh, I get it. Then I'm going to rise in the firm and
become president."
"And then where will you go?"
"I guess eventually I'll retire. Say, you feeling all right? You
seem a little strange."
"But after you retire, where will you go?"
"Well, we all die eventually, so I guess I'll wind up at the cemetery."
"And then where will you go?"
"I get it. You're one of those religious fanatics, right? I think
you'd better find another ride. You can get out here."
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