| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from Off on a Comet by Jules Verne: part of the _Dobryna's_ stores, were of excellent quality.
Those of the vintages of France and Spain were drunk in toasting
their respective countries, and even Russia was honored in a
similar way by means of a few bottles of kummel. The company was
more than contented--it was as jovial as Ben Zoof could desire;
and the ringing cheers that followed the great toast of the day--"A
happy return to our Mother Earth," must fairly have startled
the professor in the silence of his observatory.
The _dejeuner_ over, there still remained three hours of daylight.
The sun was approaching the zenith, but so dim and enfeebled were his rays
that they were very unlike what had produced the wines of Bordeaux and
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The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from 1492 by Mary Johntson: in arms and shivered, and knew not Babeque from anything
else.
Christopherus Columbus could be very obstinate. Wishing
strongly to gain that island, through all this day he had
us strive toward it. But the wind was directly ahead and
strong as ten giants. The master and others made representations,
and at last he nodded his gray head and ordered
the _Santa Maria_ put about and the Pinta and the Nina
signaled. The Nina harkened and turned, but the Pinta.
at some distance seemed deaf and blind. Night fell while
still we signaled. We were now for Cuba, and the wind
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The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from The Forged Coupon by Leo Tolstoy: cross and peevish, which filled him with disgust.
They cut him like a knife.
Maria Ivanovna apologised, and went into the
room, and he could hear her soothing the child.
The child became quiet, and she returned.
"That is her baby; she'll be back in a minute.
You are a friend of hers, I suppose?"
"Yes--a friend--but I think I had better
come back later on," said Michael Ivanovich, pre-
paring to go. It was too unbearable, this prep-
aration to meet her, and any explanation seemed
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