| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from Almayer's Folly by Joseph Conrad: "If you catch this Dain what will you do with him?" he asked.
The officer's face flushed. "This is not an answer," he said,
annoyed.
"And what will you do with me?" went on Almayer, not heeding the
interruption.
"Are you inclined to bargain?" growled the other. "It would be
bad policy, I assure you. At present I have no orders about your
person, but we expected your assistance in catching this Malay."
"Ah!" interrupted Almayer, "just so: you can do nothing without
me, and I, knowing the man well, am to help you in finding him."
"This is exactly what we expect," assented the officer. "You
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The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from An Unsocial Socialist by George Bernard Shaw: who alluded to them with confidence. "If you take an interest in
art, I believe I can show you a few things worth seeing."
"Thank you. In return I will some day show you a remarkable
collection of photographs I possess; many of them taken by me. I
venture to think they will teach you something."
"No doubt," said Sir Charles. "Shall we return to the gallery? I
have a few treasures there that photography is not likely to
surpass for some time yet."
"Let's go through the conservatory," said Jane. "Don't you like
flowers, Mr. Smi--I never can remember your proper name."
"Extremely," said Trefusis.
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The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from The Tanach: Numbers 26: 5 Reuben, the first-born of Israel: the sons of Reuben: of Hanoch, the family of the Hanochites; of Pallu, the family of the Palluites;
Numbers 26: 6 of Hezron, the family of the Hezronites; of Carmi, the family of the Carmites.
Numbers 26: 7 These are the families of the Reubenites; and they that were numbered of them were forty and three thousand and seven hundred and thirty.
Numbers 26: 8 And the sons of Pallu: Eliab.
Numbers 26: 9 And the sons of Eliab: Nemuel, and Dathan, and Abiram. These are that Dathan and Abiram, the elect of the congregation, who strove against Moses and against Aaron in the company of Korah, when they strove against the LORD;
Numbers 26: 10 and the earth opened her mouth, and swallowed them up together with Korah, when that company died; what time the fire devoured two hundred and fifty men, and they became a sign.
Numbers 26: 11 Notwithstanding the sons of Korah died not.
Numbers 26: 12 The sons of Simeon after their families: of Nemuel, the family of the Nemuelites; of Jamin, the family of the Jaminites; of Jachin, the family of the Jachinites;
Numbers 26: 13 of Zerah, the family of the Zerahites; of Shaul, the family of the Shaulites.
Numbers 26: 14 These are the families of the Simeonites, twenty and two thousand and two hundred.
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