| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from Almayer's Folly by Joseph Conrad: they know I was coming thence?"
Lakamba gave Dain a short and hostile glance. Babalatchi rose
quietly, and, going to the arm-rack, struck the gong violently.
Outside the door there was a shuffle of bare feet; inside, the
guard woke up and sat staring in sleepy surprise.
"Yes, you faithful friend of the white Rajah," went on Dain,
scornfully, turning to Babalatchi, who had returned to his place,
"I have escaped, and I am here to gladden your heart. When I saw
the Dutch ship I ran the brig inside the reefs and put her
ashore. They did not dare to follow with the ship, so they sent
the boats. We took to ours and tried to get away, but the ship
Almayer's Folly |
The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from The Jungle Tales of Tarzan by Edgar Rice Burroughs: harbored a hope that some day he, too, would be clothed
in hair as were all his brothers and sisters; but of late
he had been forced to abandon the delectable dream.
Then there were Teeka's great teeth, not so large as the males,
of course, but still mighty, handsome things by comparison
with Tarzan's feeble white ones. And her beetling brows,
and broad, flat nose, and her mouth! Tarzan had often
practiced making his mouth into a little round circle and then
puffing out his cheeks while he winked his eyes rapidly;
but he felt that he could never do it in the same cute
and irresistible way in which Teeka did it.
The Jungle Tales of Tarzan |
The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from The Master Key by L. Frank Baum: villages, and turning his indicator in that direction soon floated
through the air to a sheltered spot upon the bank.
Kneeling down, he enjoyed a long, refreshing drink of the clear water,
but as he started to regain his feet a coil of rope was suddenly
thrown about him, pinning his arms to his sides and rendering him
absolutely helpless.
At the same time his ears were saluted with a wild chattering in an
unknown tongue, and he found himself surrounded by a group of natives
of hideous appearance. They were nearly naked, and bore spears and
heavy clubs as their only weapons. Their hair was long, curly, and
thick as bushes, and through their noses and ears were stuck the teeth
The Master Key |
