| The first excerpt represents the element of Air. It speaks of mental influences and the process of thought, and is drawn from Dreams by Olive Schreiner: He said, "It has to be made."
She shaded her eyes with her hand; and she said, "I will go."
And he said, "You must take off the clothes you wore in the desert: they
are dragged down by them who go into the water so clothed."
And she threw from her gladly the mantle of Ancient-received-opinions she
wore, for it was worn full of holes. And she took the girdle from her
waist that she had treasured so long, and the moths flew out of it in a
cloud. And he said, "Take the shoes of dependence off your feet."
And she stood there naked, but for one white garment that clung close to
her.
And he said, "That you may keep. So they wear clothes in the Land of
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The second excerpt represents the element of Fire. It speaks of emotional influences and base passions, and is drawn from The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle: strolled up and down, glancing at them occasionally, Mr. Rucastle
came out to me, looking as merry and jovial as ever.
"'Ah!' said he, 'you must not think me rude if I passed you
without a word, my dear young lady. I was preoccupied with
business matters.'
"I assured him that I was not offended. 'By the way,' said I,
'you seem to have quite a suite of spare rooms up there, and one
of them has the shutters up.'
"He looked surprised and, as it seemed to me, a little startled
at my remark.
"'Photography is one of my hobbies,' said he. 'I have made my
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| The third excerpt represents the element of Water. It speaks of pure spiritual influences and feelings of love, and is drawn from Early Short Fiction of Edith Wharton by Edith Wharton: Boyne was not at his desk, and she peered about her, expecting to
discover him at the book-shelves, somewhere down the length of
the room; but her call brought no response, and gradually it
became clear to her that he was not in the library.
She turned back to the parlor-maid.
"Mr. Boyne must be up-stairs. Please tell him that luncheon is
ready."
The parlor-maid appeared to hesitate between the obvious duty of
obeying orders and an equally obvious conviction of the
foolishness of the injunction laid upon her. The struggle
resulted in her saying doubtfully, "If you please, Madam, Mr.
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The fourth excerpt represents the element of Earth. It speaks of physical influences and the impact of the unseen on the visible world, and is drawn from The Red Seal by Natalie Sumner Lincoln: Rochester was paid some exceedingly large fees last week, totaling
over fifty thousand dollars."
"He has never deposited such a sum, or anywhere like that amount in
this bank either last week or this," stated Clymer, running his eyes
down a bank statement which, with several pass books, lay on his
desk.
"Does he carry accounts at other banks?" inquired Harding.
"Not that I can discover," responded Taylor. "I have been to every
national and private banking house in Washington, but all deny having
him as a depositor. Did Rochester ever bank out of town, Kent?"
"Not to my knowledge." Kent drew out a bank book. "Here is the
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