| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from The Beasts of Tarzan by Edgar Rice Burroughs: "Oh yes," replied Gust, scratching his head. He was wondering
if the Maori were really so ignorant as to believe the
preposterous lie he was about to unload upon him. "Oh yes!
You see every warship is equipped with what they call a
wireless apparatus. It lets them talk to other ships hundreds
of miles away, and it lets them listen to all that is said on
these other ships. Now, you see, when you fellows were
shooting up the Cowrie you did a whole lot of loud talking, and
there isn't any doubt but that that warship was a-lyin' off south
of us listenin' to it all. Of course they might not have learned
the name of the ship, but they heard enough to know that the
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The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from Westward Ho! by Charles Kingsley: him; and then went below to consult. The doctor talked mere
science, or nonscience, about humors, complexions, and animal
spirits. Jack Brimblecombe, mere pulpit, about its being the
visitation of God. Cary, mere despair, though he jested over it
with a smile. Yeo, mere stoic fatalism, though he quoted Scripture
to back the same. Drew, the master, had nothing to say. His
"business was to sail the ship, and not to cure calentures."
Whereon Amyas clutched his locks, according to custom; and at last
broke forth--"Doctor! a fig for your humors and complexions! Can
you cure a man's humors, or change his complexion? Can an
Ethiopian change his skin, or a leopard his spots? Don't shove off
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The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from Rinkitink In Oz by L. Frank Baum: "They are my people of Gilgad!" answered Rinkitink,
wiping a tear from his eye. "I recognize my royal
standards flying from the boats. So, please, dear Inga,
get out your pearls to protect me!"
"What can you fear at the hands of your own
subjects?" asked Kitticut, astonished.
But before his frightened guest could answer the
question Prince Bobo, who was standing beside his
friend, gave an amused laugh and said:
"You are caught at last, dear Rinkitink. Your people
will take you home again and oblige you to reign as
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