| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from The Tanach: Deuteronomy 8: 4 Thy raiment waxed not old upon thee, neither did thy foot swell, these forty years.
Deuteronomy 8: 5 And thou shalt consider in thy heart, that, as a man chasteneth his son, so the LORD thy God chasteneth thee.
Deuteronomy 8: 6 And thou shalt keep the commandments of the LORD thy God, to walk in His ways, and to fear Him.
Deuteronomy 8: 7 For the LORD thy God bringeth thee into a good land, a land of brooks of water, of fountains and depths, springing forth in valleys and hills;
Deuteronomy 8: 8 a land of wheat and barley, and vines and fig-trees and pomegranates; a land of olive-trees and honey;
Deuteronomy 8: 9 a land wherein thou shalt eat bread without scarceness, thou shalt not lack any thing in it; a land whose stones are iron, and out of whose hills thou mayest dig brass.
Deuteronomy 8: 10 And thou shalt eat and be satisfied, and bless the LORD thy God for the good land which He hath given thee.
Deuteronomy 8: 11 Beware lest thou forget the LORD thy God, in not keeping His commandments, and His ordinances, and His statutes, which I command thee this day;
Deuteronomy 8: 12 lest when thou hast eaten and art satisfied, and hast built goodly houses, and dwelt therein;
Deuteronomy 8: 13 and when thy herds and thy flocks multiply, and thy silver and thy gold is multiplied, and all that thou hast is multiplied;
Deuteronomy 8: 14 then thy heart be lifted up, and thou forget the LORD thy God, who brought thee forth out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage;
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The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from The Dynamiter by Robert Louis Stevenson and Fanny Van De Grift Stevenson: cried, stretching forth his hand, 'ay, that will be a day of
retribution. Then shall the pallid constable flee side by
side with the detected thief. Blaze!' he cried, 'blaze,
derided city! Fall, flatulent monarchy, fall like Dagon!'
With these words his foot slipped upon the lead; and but for
Somerset's quickness, he had been instantly precipitated into
space. Pale as a sheet, and limp as a pocket-handkerchief,
he was dragged from the edge of downfall by one arm; helped,
or rather carried, down the ladder; and deposited in safety
on the attic landing. Here he began to come to himself,
wiped his brow, and at length, seizing Somerset's hand in
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The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas: divination almost to a miraculous extent, for he was one of
the physicians who always work upon the body through the
mind. "No," she replied, "it is for my poor grandmother. You
know the calamity that has happened to us, do you not?"
"I know nothing." said M. d'Avrigny.
"Alas," said Valentine, restraining her tears, "my
grandfather is dead."
"M. de Saint-Meran?"
"Yes."
"Suddenly?"
"From an apoplectic stroke."
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