| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from Heroes by Charles Kingsley: rock, for she bends her long necks down to them, and every
mouth takes up a man. And who will help us now? For Hera
and Zeus hate us, and our ship is foul with guilt; so we must
die, whatever befalls.'
Then out of the depths came Thetis, Peleus' silver-footed
bride, for love of her gallant husband, and all her nymphs
around her; and they played like snow-white dolphins, diving
on from wave to wave, before the ship, and in her wake, and
beside her, as dolphins play. And they caught the ship, and
guided her, and passed her on from hand to hand, and tossed
her through the billows, as maidens toss the ball. And when
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The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from Familiar Studies of Men and Books by Robert Louis Stevenson: find a more powerful remedy in good flesh and blood, and
after this discomfiture, set forth again at once upon his
voyage of discovery in quest of love. It is perhaps one of
the most touching things in human nature, as it is a
commonplace of psychology, that when a man has just lost hope
or confidence in one love, he is then most eager to find and
lean upon another. The universe could not be yet exhausted;
there must be hope and love waiting for him somewhere; and
so, with his head down, this poor, insulted poet ran once
more upon his fate. There was an innocent and gentle
Highland nursery-maid at service in a neighbouring family;
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The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from The Purse by Honore de Balzac: was not yet in power, and I was refused a pension. When I applied
again for it, quite lately, I was sternly informed that if the
Baron de Rouville had emigrated I should not have lost him; that
by this time he would have been a rear-admiral; finally, his
Excellency quoted I know not what degree of forfeiture. I took
this step, to which I was urged by my friends, only for the sake
of my poor Adelaide. I have always hated the idea of holding out
my hand as a beggar in the name of a grief which deprives a woman
of voice and strength. I do not like this money valuation for
blood irreparably spilt----"
"Dear mother, this subject always does you harm."
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