| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen: Elinor would not oppose his opinion, because,
whatever might be her general estimation of the advantage
of a public school, she could not think of Edward's
abode in Mr. Pratt's family, with any satisfaction.
"You reside in Devonshire, I think,"--was his
next observation, "in a cottage near Dawlish."
Elinor set him right as to its situation;
and it seemed rather surprising to him that anybody
could live in Devonshire, without living near Dawlish.
He bestowed his hearty approbation however on their
species of house.
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The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from Rasselas, Prince of Abyssinia by Samuel Johnson: blissful captivity, to which those only were admitted whose
performance was thought able to add novelty to luxury. Such was
the appearance of security and delight which this retirement
afforded, that they to whom it was new always desired that it might
be perpetual; and as those on whom the iron gate had once closed
were never suffered to return, the effect of longer experience
could not be known. Thus every year produced new scenes of
delight, and new competitors for imprisonment.
The palace stood on an eminence, raised about thirty paces above
the surface of the lake. It was divided into many squares or
courts, built with greater or less magnificence according to the
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The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from The Red Seal by Natalie Sumner Lincoln: in neat array on his desk; he was not in a frame of mind to handle
routine office business. Other clients would have to wait until
later in the day. A memorandum pad, bearing a message in Sylvester's
precise penmanship attracted his wandering attention and he picked
it up.
"Mr. Kent:" he read. "Colonel McIntyre called just after I talked
with you on the 'phone; he waited in your office for half an hour,
then left, stating he would come back. Miss Barbara McIntyre called
immediately afterwards, but would not wait more than five minutes.
Mr. Clymer came as she was going out and left a note on your desk.
I will return soon.
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