| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from Betty Zane by Zane Grey: prevent the relief party from entering the fort, he wheeled his big stallion,
and, followed by the yelling band of savages, he took the road leading around
back of the fort to the top of the bluff. The road lay along the edge of the
cliff and I saw the Major turn and wave his rifle at us, evidently with the
desire of assuring us that he was safe. Suddenly, on the very summit of the
hill, he reined in his horse as if undecided. I knew in an instant what had
happened. The Major had run right into the returning party of Indians, which
had been sent out to intercept our reinforcements. In a moment more we heard
the exultant yells of the savages, and saw them gliding from tree to tree,
slowly lengthening out their line and surrounding the unfortunate Major. They
did not fire a shot. We in the fort were stupefied with horror, and stood
Betty Zane |
The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from The Country Doctor by Honore de Balzac: And three priests would hardly be enough."
"Work is prayer," said the cure. "Doing one's duty brings a knowledge
of the religious principles which are a vital necessity to society."
"How about patriotism?" asked Genestas.
"Patriotism can only inspire a short-lived enthusiasm," the curate
answered gravely; "religion gives it permanence. Patriotism consists
in a brief impulse of forgetfulness of self and self-interest, while
Christianity is a complete system of opposition to the depraved
tendencies of mankind."
"And yet, during the wars undertaken by the Revolution,
patriotism----"
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The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from Phantasmagoria and Other Poems by Lewis Carroll: Just as no Turkey ever dreamt
Of noticing a Bantam."
"They seem too proud," said I, "to go
To houses such as mine.
Pray, how did they contrive to know
So quickly that 'the place was low,'
And that I 'kept bad wine'?"
"Inspector Kobold came to you - "
The little Ghost began.
Here I broke in - "Inspector who?
Inspecting Ghosts is something new!
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