| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from Twilight Land by Howard Pyle: her had he desired to do so.
Alas for him! He thought no evil, but, without a word, drew off
the ring and gave it to the queen, and she slipped it upon her
finger.
"O fool!" she cried, laughing a wicked laugh, "O fool! to give
away that in which your safety lay!" As she spoke she dipped her
fingers into a basin of water that stood near by and dashed the
drops into the prince's face. "Be a raven," she cried, "and a
raven remain!"
In an instant the prince was a prince no longer, but a coal-black
raven. The queen snatched up a sword that lay near by and struck
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The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from Alcibiades II by Platonic Imitator: pleases him to call it mist or anything else! I care not who he is; but I
am resolved to disobey none of his commands, if I am likely to be the
better for them.
SOCRATES: And surely he has a wondrous care for you.
ALCIBIADES: It seems to be altogether advisable to put off the sacrifice
until he is found.
SOCRATES: You are right: that will be safer than running such a
tremendous risk.
ALCIBIADES: But how shall we manage, Socrates?--At any rate I will set
this crown of mine upon your head, as you have given me such excellent
advice, and to the Gods we will offer crowns and perform the other
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The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from The Voice of the City by O. Henry: one. Since you know of it, I will be perfectly candid
with you.'
"'I am waiting,' says I.
"'My dear Ida,' says Arthur -- of course I went
by my real name, while I was in Soundport -- 'this
former affection was a spiritual one, in fact. Al-
though the lady aroused my deepest sentiments, and
was, as I thought, my ideal woman, I never met her,
and never spoke to her. It was an ideal love. My
love for you, while no less ideal, is different. You
wouldn't let that come between us.'
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