| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from The Red Seal by Natalie Sumner Lincoln: himself to spending another hour in the room reserved for the
witnesses.
The next to take the witness stand was Deputy Marshal Grant. His
testimony was short and concise, - and his description of the
scene in the police court preceding Turnbull's death was
listened to with deep attention by every one.
"Did the prisoner show any symptoms of illness before his heart
attack?" asked Penfield.
"Not exactly illness," replied Grant slowly. "I noticed he didn't
move very quickly; sort of shambled, as if he was weak in his legs.
I've seen 'drunk and disorderlies' act just that way, and paid no
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The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from Aeroplanes and Dirigibles of War by Frederick A. Talbot: competitor completely failed to hit the balloon. The second
competitor flying at 800 feet landed seven bombs within the
square, but only one other competitor succeeded in placing one
bomb within the space.
Bomb-dropping under the above conditions, however, is vastly
dissimilar from such work under the grim realities of war. The
airman has to act quickly, take his enemy by surprise, avail
himself of any protective covering which may exist, and incur
great risks. The opposing forces are overwhelmingly against him.
The modern rifle, if fired vertically into the air, will hurl the
bullet to a height of about 5,000 feet, while the weapons which
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The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from Jerusalem Delivered by Torquato Tasso: Yet never engineer beneath the sun,
Of carpenters an hundred large he brought,
That what their lord devised made and wrought.
XLIII
This man began with wondrous art to make,
Not rams, not mighty brakes, not slings alone,
Wherewith the firm and solid walls to shake,
To cast a dart, or throw a shaft or stone;
But framed of pines and firs, did undertake
To build a fortress huge, to which was none
Yet ever like, whereof he clothed the sides
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