| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from The War in the Air by H. G. Wells: author not merely of a brilliant book of anticipations, but of a
proverb, "The future of Germany lies in the air," had, however,
partially prepared the German imagination for some such
enterprise.
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Of all these world-forces and gigantic designs Bert Smallways
knew nothing until he found himself in the very focus of it all
and gaped down amazed on the spectacle of that giant herd of air-
ships. Each one seemed as long as the Strand, and as big about
as Trafalgar Square. Some must have been a third of a mile in
length. He had never before seen anything so vast and
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The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from The Garden Party by Katherine Mansfield: When she was a little girl she had such a soft, hesitating voice; she had
even stuttered, and now, whatever she said--even if it was only "Jam,
please, father"--it rang out as though she were on the stage.
"Did Harold leave the office before you, dear?" asked Charlotte, beginning
to rock again.
"I'm not sure," said Old Mr. Neave. "I'm not sure. I didn't see him after
four o'clock."
"He said--" began Charlotte.
But at that moment Ethel, who was twitching over the leaves of some paper
or other, ran to her mother and sank down beside her chair.
"There, you see," she cried. "That's what I mean, mummy. Yellow, with
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The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from The Mad King by Edgar Rice Burroughs: day ahead of time. This accomplished, he summoned the
Serbian minister, with what purpose and to what effect be-
came historically evident several days later. When, after
twenty-four hours' absence, his aide had not returned from
Blentz, the chancellor had no regrets for his forehanded-
ness.
In the castle of Peter of Blentz the king of Lutha was be-
ing entertained royally. He was told nothing of the attempt
of his chancellor to see him, nor did he know that a messen-
ger from Prince von der Tann was being held a prisoner
in the camp of the Austrians in the village. He was sur-
The Mad King |
