| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from The Black Arrow by Robert Louis Stevenson: the forester, drawing his dagger as he went. The other, whether he
was startled by the daring of the onslaught, or whether he was
hampered by his orders, did not shoot; he stood wavering; and
before he had time to come to himself, Dick bounded at his throat,
and sent him sprawling backward on the turf. The arrow went one
way and the bow another with a sounding twang. The disarmed
forester grappled his assailant; but the dagger shone and descended
twice. Then came a couple of groans, and then Dick rose to his
feet again, and the man lay motionless, stabbed to the heart.
"On!" said Dick; and he once more pelted forward, Matcham trailing
in the rear. To say truth, they made but poor speed of it by now,
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The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from Riders of the Purple Sage by Zane Grey: the miracles Dyer professes to believe in can save him!"
Again for Jane Withersteen came the spinning of her brain in
darkness, and as she whirled in endless chaos she seemed to be
falling at the feet of a luminous figure--a man--Lassiter--who
had saved her from herself, who could not be changed, who would
slay rightfully. Then she slipped into utter blackness.
When she recovered from her faint she became aware that she was
lying on a couch near the window in her sitting-room. Her brow
felt damp and cold and wet, some one was chafing her hands; she
recognized Judkins, and then saw that his lean, hard face wore
the hue and look of excessive agitation.
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The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from Blix by Frank Norris: Richard, the waiter, paid the bill. But as she was moving toward
the door, Condy called her back.
"Remember the waiter," he said severely, while Richard grinned and
bobbed. "Fifty cents is the very least you could tip him."
Richard actually protested, but Condy was firm, and insisted upon
a half-dollar tip.
"Noblesse oblige," he declared with vast solemnity.
They walked as far as the cathedral, listened for a moment to the
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