| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from The Glimpses of the Moon by Edith Wharton: and now habit wore the glow of inspiration. His previous
literary ventures had been timid and tentative: if this one was
growing and strengthening on his hands, it must be because the
conditions were so different. He was at ease, he was secure, he
was satisfied; and he had also, for the first time since his
early youth, before his mother's death, the sense of having some
one to look after, some one who was his own particular care, and
to whom he was answerable for himself and his actions, as he had
never felt himself answerable to the hurried and indifferent
people among whom he had chosen to live.
Susy had the same standards as these people: she spoke their
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The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from The Damnation of Theron Ware by Harold Frederic: began to stretch out, wheel to the right, and swing
off out of view, for all the world like the avenues of
hop-poles he remembered as a boy. Then was a long tunnel,
its darkness broken at stated intervals by brief bursts
of daylight from overhead, and out of this all at
once the train drew up its full length in some vast,
vaguely lighted enclosure, and stopped.
"Yes, this is New York," said the man, folding up his paper,
and springing to his feet. The narrow aisle was filled with
many others who had been prompter still; and Theron stood,
bag in hand, waiting till this energetic throng should
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The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from The Red Seal by Natalie Sumner Lincoln: with his pen and tired of the show business, and gave him an opening
by engaging him as confidential clerk," continued Kent. "You will
recall, Colonel McIntyre, that you sent business papers in your
handwriting and that of your daughters to Judge Hildebrand's office
to be typed by his staff. That is how Sylvester became so well
acquainted with your writing and was able to forge a letter to the
bank treasurer directing him to turn over your negotiable securities
to Jimmie Turnbull."
"But how in the world did Sylvester induce Jimmie to present the
forged letter?" asked Colonel McIntyre.
Kent turned to the sullen prisoner. "Answer that question,
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