| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from Court Life in China by Isaac Taylor Headland: even Prince Ching as well. During the whole ten years, from 1898
until his death, while he was a prisoner "his heart boiled with
wrath" against those who had been the cause of his downfall.
It was not until the Boxer troubles of 1900 were over, and Yuan,
by the masterly way in which he had disregarded the imperial
edicts, had protected and preserved the lives of all the
foreigners in his province, keeping peace the while, that honours
began to be heaped upon him. And this not without reason as we
shall proceed to show.
In 1901 he was made Governor-General of the metropolitan
province, and Junior Guardian of the Heir Apparent. In 1902 he
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The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from The Jungle Tales of Tarzan by Edgar Rice Burroughs: into the dense labyrinth of foliage wherein he sought
to hide himself from them. The ape-man was in the lead,
moving rapidly and yet with caution, depending even more
upon his ears and nose than upon his eyes for information
of the lion's whereabouts.
The spoor was easy to follow, for the dragged body of the
victim left a plain trail, blood-spattered and scentful.
Even such dull creatures as you or I might easily have
followed it. To Tarzan and the apes of Kerchak it was
as obvious as a cement sidewalk.
Tarzan knew that they were nearing the great cat even
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The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from The Light of Western Stars by Zane Grey: one. Helen will bring a lively crowd. They'll crave excitement-
-the unusual. Let us see that they are not disappointed. You
take the boys into your confidence. Tell them what to expect,
and tell them how to meet it. I shall help you in that. I want
the boys to be on dress-parade when they are off duty. I want
them to be on their most elegant behavior. I do not care what
they do, what measures they take to protect themselves, what
tricks they contrive, so long as they do not overstep the limit
of kindness and courtesy. I want them to play their parts
seriously, naturally, as if they had lived no other way. My
guests expect to have fun. Let us meet them with fun. Now what
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