| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from The Unseen World and Other Essays by John Fiske: By this time, Philip "the Good," Duke of Burgundy, had made up
his mind to sell her to the English for 10,000 francs; and Jeanne
was accordingly taken to Arras, and thence to Cotoy, where she
was delivered to the English by Philip's officers. So far, all is
clear; but here it may be asked, WAS she really delivered to the
English, or did Philip, pocketing his 10,000 francs, cheat and
defraud his allies with a counterfeit Jeanne? Such crooked
dealing would have been in perfect keeping with his character.
Though a far more agreeable and gentlemanly person, he was almost
as consummate and artistic a rascal as his
great-great-great-grandson and namesake, Philip II. of Spain. His
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The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from Maitre Cornelius by Honore de Balzac: occupation. Like carnivorous animals confined in cages, he went and
came, smelling for gold in every corner of his house; he studied the
cracks and crevices, he sounded the walls, he besought the trees of
the garden, the foundations of the house, the roofs of the turrets,
the earth and the heavens, to give him back his treasure. Often he
stood motionless for hours, casting his eyes on all sides, plunging
them into the void. Striving for the miracles of ecstasy and the
powers of sorcery, he tried to see his riches through space and
obstacles. He was constantly absorbed in one overwhelming thought,
consumed with a single desire that burned his entrails, gnawed more
cruelly still by the ever-increasing agony of the duel he was fighting
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The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from Under the Andes by Rex Stout: end of the passage, a like boulder fronted us.
Our footfalls echoed and reechoed from wall to wall; the only
other sound was the eery moaning of the wind that reached our ears
with a faintness which only served to increase its effect. Here
and there were apertures large enough to admit the entrance of a
horse and rider, and in many places the sides were crumbling.
I was reflecting, I remember, that the formation was
undoubtedly one of limestone, with here and there a layer of
quartzite, when I was aroused by a shout from Harry.
I approached. Harry and Desiree, with Felipe, the
arriero, had halted and were gazing upward at the wall of
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