| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from Maitre Cornelius by Honore de Balzac: investigation, marked with that sagacity which distinguished the
suspicious mind of Louis XI., it was clear to him, beyond all doubt,
that no one had forced an entrance into the strong-room of his
silversmith. No marks of violence were on the locks, nor on the iron
coffers which contained the gold, silver, and jewels deposited as
securities by wealthy debtors.
"If the robber opened this box," said the king, why did he take
nothing out of it but the jewels of the Duke of Bavaria? What reason
had he for leaving that pearl necklace which lay beside them? A queer
robber!"
At that remark the unhappy miser turned pale: he and the king looked
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The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from The Riverman by Stewart Edward White: workin' up there with a little two-horse crew since January. We
didn't put up more'n a couple hundred thousand."
"Is he breaking out his rollways below?" Orde asked Denning.
"No, sir," struck in Charlie, "he ain't."
"How do you happen to be so wise?" inquired Orde, "Seems to me you
know about as much as old man Solomon."
"Well," explained Charlie, "you see it's like this. When I got back
from the woods last week, I just sort of happened into McNeill's
place. I wasn't drinkin' a drop!" he cried virtuously, in answer to
Orde's smile.
"Of course not," said Orde. "I was just thinking of the last time
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The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from The Tanach: Lamentations 3: 47 Terror and the pit are come upon us, desolation and destruction.
Lamentations 3: 48 Mine eye runneth down with rivers of water, for the breach of the daughter of my people.
Lamentations 3: 49 Mine eye is poured out, and ceaseth not, without any intermission,
Lamentations 3: 50 Till the LORD look forth, and behold from heaven.
Lamentations 3: 51 Mine eye affected my soul, because of all the daughters of my city.
Lamentations 3: 52 They have chased me sore like a bird, that are mine enemies without cause.
Lamentations 3: 53 They have cut off my life in the dungeon, and have cast stones upon me.
Lamentations 3: 54 Waters flowed over my head; I said: 'I am cut off.'
Lamentations 3: 55 I called upon Thy name, O LORD, Out of the lowest dungeon.
Lamentations 3: 56 Thou heardest my voice; hide not Thine ear at my sighing, at my cry.
Lamentations 3: 57 Thou drewest near in the day that I called upon Thee; Thou saidst: 'Fear not.'
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