| The first excerpt represents the element of Air. It speaks of mental influences and the process of thought, and is drawn from Scenes from a Courtesan's Life by Honore de Balzac: have here, considering the patient's age, a sufficient cause of
death," observed Desplein, looking at the enormous mass of material.
"Did he sup here?" asked Bianchon.
"No," said Corentin; "he came here in great haste from the Boulevard,
and found his daughter ruined----"
"That was the poison if he loved his daughter," said Bianchon.
"What known poison could produce a similar effect?" asked Corentin,
clinging to his idea.
"There is but one," said Desplein, after a careful examination. "It is
a poison found in the Malayan Archipelago, and derived from trees, as
yet but little known, of the strychnos family; it is used to poison
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The second excerpt represents the element of Fire. It speaks of emotional influences and base passions, and is drawn from The Lone Star Ranger by Zane Grey: forefinger along a dotted line.
Duane's hand was shaky. Years had passed since he had held a
pen. It was with difficulty that he achieved his signature.
Buckley Duane--how strange the name looked!
"Right here ends the career of Buck Duane, outlaw and
gunfighter," said MacNelly; and, seating himself, he took the
pen from Duane's fingers and wrote several lines in several
places upon the paper. Then with a smile he handed it to Duane.
"That makes you a member of Company A, Texas Rangers."
"So that's it!" burst out Duane, a light breaking in upon his
bewilderment. "You want me for ranger service?"
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