| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from The Life of the Spider by J. Henri Fabre: details of form, ought to consult more widely than they do. The
two dissimilar Spiders have exactly similar ways of living. Both
of them prefer to hunt by day and never leave their webs; both sign
their work with a zigzag flourish. Their nets are almost
identical, so much so that the Banded Epeira uses the Silky
Epeira's web after eating its owner. The Silky Epeira, on her
side, when she is the stronger, dispossesses her belted cousin and
devours her. Each is at home on the other's web, when the argument
of might triumphant has ended the discussion.
Let us next take the case of the Cross Spider, a hairy beast of
varying shades of reddish-brown. She has three large white spots
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The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from Phantasmagoria and Other Poems by Lewis Carroll: To see the eager lad
Rush madly for his pen and ink
And for his blotting-pad -
But, when he thought of PUBLISHING,
His face grew stern and sad.
SIZE AND TEARS
WHEN on the sandy shore I sit,
Beside the salt sea-wave,
And fall into a weeping fit
Because I dare not shave -
A little whisper at my ear
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The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from Paz by Honore de Balzac: life."
"What does he like, then?" asked Clementine.
"Poland; he loves Poland and pines for it. His only spendings are sums
he gives, more in my name than in his own, to some of our poor
brother-exiles."
"Well, I shall love him, the fine fellow!" said the countess, "he
looks to me as simple-hearted as he is grand."
"All these pretty things you have about you," continued Adam, who
praised his friend in the noblest sincerity, "he picked up; he bought
them at auction, or as bargains from the dealers. Oh! he's keener than
they are themselves. If you see him rubbing his hands in the
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