| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from From London to Land's End by Daniel Defoe: that are found drowned in the river and the like, but they make not
much profit of them. There is a good market here, and that is the
best thing to be said of the town; it is also very much increased
since the number of the inhabitants are increased at the new town,
as I mentioned as near the dock at the mouth of Hamoaze, for those
people choose rather to go to Saltash to market by water than to
walk to Plymouth by land for their provisions. Because, first, as
they go in the town boat, the same boat brings home what they buy,
so that it is much less trouble; second, because provisions are
bought much cheaper at Saltash than at Plymouth. This, I say, is
like to be a very great advantage to the town of Saltash, and may
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The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from Pellucidar by Edgar Rice Burroughs: the ground where the evidences of the struggle were
plainest and where the scent must have been strong
to Raja's nostrils.
Then I grasped the remnant of leash that hung about
his neck and urged him forward upon the trail. He
seemed to understand. With nose to ground he set out
upon his task. Dragging me after him, he trotted straight
out upon the Lidi Plains, turning his steps in the direc-
tion of the Thurian village. I could have guessed as
much!
Behind us trailed the female. After a while she
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The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from The Coxon Fund by Henry James: his palm, and I reproached him with unfair play in having
ascertained beforehand that it was now the hour at which I always
gave in. My pleasantry so far failed to mollify him that he
promptly added that to the rule he had just enunciated there was
absolutely no exception.
"None whatever?"
"None whatever."
"Trust me then to try to be good at any price!" I laughed as I went
with him to the door. "I declare I will be, if I have to be
horrible!"
CHAPTER III
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