| The first excerpt represents the element of Air. It speaks of mental influences and the process of thought, and is drawn from The Lesser Bourgeoisie by Honore de Balzac: had some interest in exaggerating my value. One thing is very sure;
this monsieur had a debt of twenty-five thousand francs which harassed
him much; and a short time before the seizure this same monsieur, who
had no means of his own, paid off that debt; and unless you can tell
me where else he got the money, the inference I think is not difficult
to draw."
It was la Peyrade's turn to look fixedly at Thuillier.
"Monsieur Thuillier," he said, raising his voice, "let us get out of
enigmas and generalities; will you do me the favor to name that
person?"
"Well, no," replied Thuillier, striking his hand upon the table, "I
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The second excerpt represents the element of Fire. It speaks of emotional influences and base passions, and is drawn from Anthem by Ayn Rand: flame among the trees, high on a sheer
peak before us. We thought that it was a
fire and stopped. But the flame was
unmoving, yet blinding as liquid metal.
So we climbed toward it through the rocks.
And there, before us, on a broad summit,
with the mountains rising behind it,
stood a house such as we had never seen,
and the white fire came from the sun on
the glass of its windows.
The house had two stories and a strange
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