| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from Twilight Land by Howard Pyle: loud voice, "art not thou the wise King Solomon who conjures my
brethren into brass chests and glass bottles? Come, try a fall at
wrestling with me, and whoever conquers shall be master over the
other for all time. What do you say to such an offer as that?"
"I say aye!" said King Solomon, and, without another word, he
stripped off his royal robes and stood bare breasted, man to man
with the other.
The world never saw the like of that wrestling match betwixt the
king and the Demon, for they struggled and strove together from
the seventh hour in the morning to the sunset in the evening, and
during that time the sky was clouded over as black as night, and
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The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from Puck of Pook's Hill by Rudyard Kipling: day if all had gone aright. Do not forget me. We have worked
together. Farewell! Farewell! Farewell! "
'Now, that was my Emperor's last letter.' (The children
heard the parchment crackle as Parnesius returned it to
its place.)
"'I was mistaken," said Amal. "The servants of such a
man will sell nothing except over the sword. I am glad of
it." He held out his hand to me.
"'But Maximus has given you your dismissal," said an
elder. "You are certainly free to serve - or to rule - whom
you please. Join - do not follow - join us!"
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The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from The Case of the Golden Bullet by Grace Isabel Colbron and Augusta Groner: "I am willing to stand up for my judgment."
"Good. And now will you read this over please, it contains the
substance of what you told me yesterday. Should I have made any
mistakes, please correct them, for I will ask you to set your
signature to it."
Muller handed several sheets of close writing to the goldsmith and
the latter read aloud as follows: "On the 22nd of November, a
gentleman came into my shop and handed me a wedding ring with the
request that I should make another one exactly like it. He was
particularly anxious that the work should be done in two days at
the very latest, and also that the new ring, in form, colour, and
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