| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from The Village Rector by Honore de Balzac: burn; so they go and ask him for it, instead of taking it themselves
and injuring your forest. He is another kind of /chauffeur/ now, and
warms his poor neighbors to their comfort and not to their harm. Oh,
Farrabesche loves your forest! He takes care of it as if it were his
own property."
"And he lives--all alone?" exclaimed Madame Graslin, adding the two
last words hastily.
"Excuse me, not quite alone, madame; he takes care of a boy about
fifteen years old," said Maurice Champion.
"Yes, that's so," said Colorat; "La Curieux gave birth to the child
some little time before Farrabesche was condemned."
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The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from The Virginian by Owen Wister: its water had become at last wholly clear. To her it had seemed
clear enough all along, even in the plain above the town. But now
she saw that it flowed lustrously with flashes; and she knew the
soil had changed to mountain soil. Lower down, the water had
carried the slightest cloud of alkali, and this had dulled the
keen edge of its transparence. Full solitude was around them now,
so that their words grew scarce, and when they spoke it was with
low voices. They began to pass nooks and points favorable for
camping, with wood and water at hand, and pasture for the horses.
More than once as they reached such places, she thought he must
surely stop; but still he rode on in advance of her (for the
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The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from The Magic of Oz by L. Frank Baum: beautiful girl Ruler, Ozma of Oz, and they mix work and play so justly
that both are delightful and satisfying and no one has any reason to
complain. Once in a while something happens in Oz to disturb the
people's happiness for a brief time, for so rich and attractive a
fairyland is sure to make a few selfish and greedy outsiders envious,
and therefore certain evil-doers have treacherously plotted to conquer
Oz and enslave its people and destroy its girl Ruler, and so gain the
wealth of Oz for themselves. But up to the time when the cruel and
crafty Nome, Ruggedo, conspired with Kiki Aru, the Hyup, all such
attempts had failed. The Oz people suspected no danger. Life in the
world's nicest fairyland was one round of joyous, happy days.
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