| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from Aeroplanes and Dirigibles of War by Frederick A. Talbot: least 30 miles in a bee-line to cover the transverse belt of the
enemy's field of operations. Upon the German and Russian sides
this zone is of far greater depth, ranging up to 50 miles or so
in width. In these circumstances the difficulties of ethereal
communication 'twixt air and earth may be realised under the
present limitations of radius from which it is possible to
transmit.
But there are reasons still more cogent to explain why wireless
telegraphy has not been used upon a more extensive scale during
the present campaign. Wireless communication is not secretive.
In other words, its messages may be picked up by friend and foe
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The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from Daisy Miller by Henry James: for a moment about the superb portrait of Innocent X by
Velasquez which hangs in one of the cabinets of the palace,
and then said, "And in the same cabinet, by the way, I had
the pleasure of contemplating a picture of a different kind--
that pretty American girl whom you pointed out to me last week."
In answer to Winterbourne's inquiries, his friend narrated
that the pretty American girl--prettier than ever--was seated
with a companion in the secluded nook in which the great papal
portrait was enshrined.
"Who was her companion?" asked Winterbourne.
"A little Italian with a bouquet in his buttonhole.
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The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus by L. Frank Baum: the next Christmas Eve. Even Bessie Blithesome, who made a visit to
that city with her father, the great Lord of Lerd, heard the story
from the children and hung her own pretty stockings by the chimney
when she returned home at Christmas time.
On his next trip Santa Claus found so many stockings hung up in
anticipation of his visit that he could fill them in a jiffy and be
away again in half the time required to hunt the children up and place
the toys by their bedsides.
The custom grew year after year, and has always been a great help to
Santa Claus. And, with so many children to visit, he surely needs all
the help we are able to give him.
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