| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from Shadow out of Time by H. P. Lovecraft: structure near the city's center, which I came to know well through
frequent labors and consultations. Meant to last as long as the
race, and to withstand the fiercest of earth's convulsions, this
titan repository surpassed all other buildings in the massive,
mountain-like firmness of its construction.
The records, written
or printed on great sheets of a curiously tenacious cellulose
fabric were bound into books that opened from the top, and were
kept in individual cases of a strange, extremely light, restless
metal of greyish hue, decorated with mathematical designs and
bearing the title in the Great Race's curvilinear hieroglyphs.
Shadow out of Time |
The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from Little Women by Louisa May Alcott: comfort yourselves by being idle and trying to forget. Go on with
your work as usual, for work is a blessed solace. Hope and keep busy,
and whatever happens, remember that you never can be fatherless."
"Yes, Mother."
"Meg, dear, be prudent, watch over your sisters, consult
Hannah, and in any perplexity, go to Mr. Laurence. Be patient, Jo,
don't get despondent or do rash things, write to me often, and be
my brave girl, ready to help and cheer all. Beth, comfort yourself
with your music, and be faithful to the little home duties, and You
Amy, help all you can, be obedient, and keep happy safe at home."
"We will, Mother! We will!"
Little Women |
The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from At the Mountains of Madness by H. P. Lovecraft: thought for a moment of retiring. It must have been a good deal
the same at McMurdo Sound, where the supply cache and the Arkham
were also getting the messages; for Captain Douglas gave out a
call congratulating everybody on the important find, and Sherman,
the cache operator, seconded his sentiments. We were sorry, of
course, about the damaged aeroplane, but hoped it could be easily
mended. Then, at 11 P.M., came another call from Lake:
"Up with
Carroll over highest foothills. Don’t dare try really tall peaks
in present weather, but shall later. Frightful work climbing,
and hard going at this altitude, but worth it. Great range fairly
At the Mountains of Madness |
