| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from Stories From the Old Attic by Robert Harris: beauty of the figures; those of mature years stood astonished at the
excellent technique that could present such a convincing vision; the
old remarked upon the feeling of cozy intimacy produced by the scene
of innocent pleasure.
"This painting is almost too good to be true," remarked one visitor
prophetically as he purchased a print of it.
One day a horrible discovery was made: the painting was not a
genuine Old Master after all. It was a forgery. It had not been
painted by the famous artist whose name was on it, and in fact it
had been painted within the last ten years. The museum directors
and the curator were horrified and consumed with shame. Immediately
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The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from The Man that Corrupted Hadleyburg by Mark Twain: seemed to bristle with accusations; it seemed aimed straight and
specially at people who were concealing deadly sins. After church
they got away from the mob of congratulators as soon as they could,
and hurried homeward, chilled to the bone at they did not know what-
-vague, shadowy, indefinite fears. And by chance they caught a
glimpse of Mr. Burgess as he turned a corner. He paid no attention
to their nod of recognition! He hadn't seen it; but they did not
know that. What could his conduct mean? It might mean--it might--
mean--oh, a dozen dreadful things. Was it possible that he knew
that Richards could have cleared him of guilt in that bygone time,
and had been silently waiting for a chance to even up accounts? At
The Man that Corrupted Hadleyburg |
The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from Tarzan and the Jewels of Opar by Edgar Rice Burroughs: faint spoor, pausing by day only to kill and eat, and
at night only to sleep and refresh himself.
Occasionally he passed parties of savage warriors; but
these he gave a wide berth, for he was hunting with a
purpose that was not to be distracted by the minor
accidents of the trail.
These parties were of the collecting hordes of the
Waziri and their allies which Basuli had scattered his
messengers broadcast to summon. They were marching to
a common rendezvous in preparation for an assault upon
the stronghold of Achmet Zek; but to Tarzan they were
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