The third excerpt represents the element of Water. It speaks of pure spiritual influences and feelings of love, and is drawn from The Man that Corrupted Hadleyburg by Mark Twain: looking pale and distressed, got up and began to work their way
towards the aisles, but a score of shouts went up:
"The doors, the doors--close the doors; no Incorruptible shall leave
this place! Sit down, everybody!" The mandate was obeyed.
"Fish again! Read! read!"
The Chair fished again, and once more the familiar words began to
fall from its lips--"'You are far from being a bad man--'"
"Name! name! What's his name?"
"'L. Ingoldsby Sargent.'"
"Five elected! Pile up the Symbols! Go on, go on!"
"'You are far from being a bad--'"
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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 Tono Bungay by H. G. Wells: inadequate to describe. His Zzz-ing inrush of air became less
frequent as he ripened, but returned in moments of excitement.
Throughout his career, in spite of his increasing and at last
astounding opulence, his more intimate habits remained as simple
as they had been at Wimblehurst. He would never avail himself of
the services of a valet; at the very climax of his greatness his
trousers were folded by a housemaid and his shoulders brushed as
he left his house or hotel. He became wary about breakfast as
life advanced, and at one time talked much of Dr. Haig and uric
acid. But for other meals he remained reasonably omnivorous. He
was something of a gastronome, and would eat anything he
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