| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from Moral Emblems by Robert Louis Stevenson: Attended on the worthy rector;
Opened his eyes and held his breath,
And flattered to the point of death;
And was at last, by that good fairy,
Apprenticed to the Apothecary.
So Ben, while Robin chose to roam,
A rising chemist was at home,
Tended his shop with learned air,
Watered his drugs and oiled his hair,
And gave advice to the unwary,
Like any sleek apothecary.
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The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from Macbeth by William Shakespeare: Son. Then you'l by 'em to sell againe
Wife. Thou speak'st withall thy wit,
And yet I'faith with wit enough for thee
Son. Was my Father a Traitor, Mother?
Wife. I, that he was
Son. What is a Traitor?
Wife. Why one that sweares, and lyes
Son. And be all Traitors, that do so
Wife. Euery one that do's so, is a Traitor,
And must be hang'd
Son. And must they all be hang'd, that swear and lye?
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The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from The Recruit by Honore de Balzac: the large square to go to their several houses.
That terrible magistrate was, in fact, alone with the countess, who
waited, trembling, till it should please him to depart.
"Citoyenne," he said, after a long silence in which there was
something terrifying, "I am here to enforce the laws of the Republic."
Madame de Dey shuddered.
"Have you nothing to reveal to me?" he demanded.
"Nothing," she replied, astonished.
"Ah! madame," cried the prosecutor, changing his tone and seating
himself beside her, "at this moment, for want of a word between us,
you and I may be risking our heads on the scaffold. I have too long
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