| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from The Commission in Lunacy by Honore de Balzac: old man, going into the furthest room, where the Marquis was sitting
by the fire reading the newspaper.
This innermost room had a shabby carpet, the windows were hung with
gray holland curtains; the furniture consisted of a few mahogany
chairs, two armchairs, a desk with a revolving front, an ordinary
office table, and on the chimney-shelf, a dingy clock and two old
candlesticks. The old man led the way for Popinot and his registrar,
and pulled forward two chairs, as though he were master of the place;
M. d'Espard left it to him. After the preliminary civilities, during
which the judge watched the supposed lunatic, the Marquis naturally
asked what was the object of this visit. On this Popinot glanced
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The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from A Man of Business by Honore de Balzac: Domestic Peace
Lost Illusions
A Distinguished Provincial at Paris
Scenes from a Courtesan's Life
The Peasantry
Cousin Betty
Nathan, Raoul
Lost Illusions
A Distinguished Provincial at Paris
Scenes from a Courtesan's Life
The Secrets of a Princess
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The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from Hamlet by William Shakespeare: Which let thy wisenesse feare. Away thy hand
King. Pluck them asunder
Qu. Hamlet, Hamlet
Gen. Good my Lord be quiet
Ham. Why I will fight with him vppon this Theme.
Vntill my eielids will no longer wag
Qu. Oh my Sonne, what Theame?
Ham. I lou'd Ophelia; fortie thousand Brothers
Could not (with all there quantitie of Loue)
Make vp my summe. What wilt thou do for her?
King. Oh he is mad Laertes,
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