| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from Life in the Iron-Mills by Rebecca Davis: If she could have seen Wolfe, there was nothing about him to
frighten her. He lay quite still, his arms outstretched,
looking at the pearly stream of moonlight coming into the
window. I think in that one hour that came then he lived back
over all the years that had gone before. I think that all the
low, vile life, all his wrongs, all his starved hopes, came
then, and stung him with a farewell poison that made him sick
unto death. He made neither moan nor cry, only turned his worn
face now and then to the pure light, that seemed so far off, as
one that said, "How long, O Lord? how long?"
The hour was over at last. The moon, passing over her nightly
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The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from The Pool in the Desert by Sara Jeanette Duncan: Madeline looked at her watch.
'The telegraph office,' she said; 'and as quickly as may be.'
As the runners panted over the Mall, up and down and on, Madeline
said to herself, 'She shall have her chance. She shall choose.'
The four reeking Paharis pulled up at the telegraph office, and
Madeline sped up the steps. There was a table, with forms printed
'Indian Telegraphs,' and the usual bottle of thickened ink and pair
of rusty pens. She sat down to her intention as if she dared not
let it cool; she wrote her message swiftly, she had worded it on the
way.
'To Mrs. Innes, Dak Bungalow, Solon.
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The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from Men of Iron by Howard Pyle: by another one of the squires. Then, leaning back against the
pillows, he beckoned to Myles.
In answer Myles walked forward the length of the room, conscious
that all eyes were fixed upon him. The Earl said something, and
those who stood near drew back as he came forward. Then Myles
found himself standing beside the bed, looking down upon the
quilted counterpane, feeling that the other was gazing fixedly at
him.
"I sent for thee," said the Earl at last, still looking steadily
at him, "because this afternoon came a letter to my hand which
thou hadst written to my niece, the Lady Alice. I have it here,"
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