| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from The Three Musketeers by Alexandre Dumas: D'Artagnan drew up his request, and M. de Treville, on receiving
it, assured him that by two o'clock in the morning the four
leaves of absence should be at the respective domiciles of the
travelers.
"Have the goodness to send mine to Athos's residence. I should
dread some disagreeable encounter if I were to go home."
"Be easy. Adieu, and a prosperous voyage. A PROPOS," said M. de
Treville, calling him back.
D'Artagnan returned.
"Have you any money?"
D'Artagnan tapped the bag he had in his pocket.
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The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from Burning Daylight by Jack London: a chance. That Fairmount section is the cream of it, and they'll
dig up as high as a thousand dollars an acre for a part of it.
That'll help out some. That five-hundred acre tract beyond,
you'll be lucky if they pay two hundred an acre."
Dede, who had been scarcely listening, seemed abruptly to make up
her mind, and stepped forward where she confronted the two men.
Her face was pale, but set with determination, so that Daylight,
looking at it, was reminded of the day when she first rode Bob.
"Wait," she said. "I want to say something. Elam, if you do
this insane thing, I won't marry you. I refuse to marry you."
Hegan, in spite of his misery, gave her a quick, grateful look.
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The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from The Octopus by Frank Norris: of marrying him for his property when all Quien Sabe hung in the
issue of the next few months. Suppose she had been sincere. But
he caught himself up. Was he to be fooled by a feemale girl at
this late date? He, Buck Annixter, crafty, hard-headed, a man of
affairs? Not much. Whatever transpired he would remain the
master.
He reached Quien Sabe in this frame of mind. But at this hour,
Annixter, for all his resolutions, could no longer control his
thoughts. As he stripped the saddle from the buckskin and led
her to the watering trough by the stable corral, his heart was
beating thick at the very notion of being near Hilma again. It
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