| The first excerpt represents the element of Air. It speaks of mental influences and the process of thought, and is drawn from La Grande Breteche by Honore de Balzac: " 'Tell him to come in,' said her master aloud.
"Madame de Merret turned paler when she saw the mason.
" 'Gorenflot,' said her husband, 'go and fetch some bricks from the
coach-house; bring enough to wall up the door of this cupboard; you
can use the plaster that is left for cement.' Then, dragging Rosalie
and the workman close to him--'Listen, Gorenflot,' said he, in a low
voice, 'you are to sleep here to-night; but to-morrow morning you
shall have a passport to take you abroad to a place I will tell you
of. I will give you six thousand francs for your journey. You must
live in that town for ten years; if you find you do not like it, you
may settle in another, but it must be in the same country. Go through
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The second excerpt represents the element of Fire. It speaks of emotional influences and base passions, and is drawn from U. S. Project Trinity Report by Carl Maag and Steve Rohrer: developed the TRINITY device. After this initial effort, researchers
recorded relevant information concerning the activities of MED and
LASL personnel and catalogued the data sources. Many of the documents
pertaining specifically to MED and LASL participation were found in
the Defense Nuclear Agency Technical Library and the LASL Records
Center.
Information on the fallout pattern, meteorological conditions, and
nuclear cloud dimensions is taken from Volume 1 of the General
Electric Company-TEMPO's "Compilation of Local Fallout Data from Test
Detonations 1945-1962, Extracted from DASA 1251," unless more specific
information is available elsewhere.
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| The third excerpt represents the element of Water. It speaks of pure spiritual influences and feelings of love, and is drawn from The Black Dwarf by Walter Scott: "But I trust Earnscliff will get some speerings o' the puir
lassie."
Such were the exclamations of the group, who, having no
acknowledged leader to direct their motions, passively awaited
the return of the sufferer, and determined to be guided by his
directions.
The meeting between Hobbie and his family was in the highest
degree affecting. His sisters threw themselves upon him, and
almost stifled him with their caresses, as if to prevent his
looking round to distinguish the absence of one yet more beloved.
"God help thee, my son! He can help when worldly trust is a
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The fourth excerpt represents the element of Earth. It speaks of physical influences and the impact of the unseen on the visible world, and is drawn from The Ball at Sceaux by Honore de Balzac: lake.
"Mademoiselle," Longueville gravely replied, and his face assumed a
sort of stern dignity, "I promise to answer you truly as soon as you
shall have answered in all sincerity a question I will put to you!"--
He released her arm, and the girl suddenly felt alone in the world, as
he said: "What is your object in questioning me as to my birth?"
She stood motionless, cold, and speechless.
"Mademoiselle," Maximilien went on, "let us go no further if we do not
understand each other. I love you," he said, in a voice of deep
emotion. "Well, then," he added, as he heard the joyful exclamation
she could not suppress, "why ask me if I am of noble birth?"
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