| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from The Octopus by Frank Norris: the master of Quien Sabe would never smoke, holding, as he did,
with defiant inconsistency, to miserable weeds, black, bitter,
and flagrantly doctored, which he bought, three for a nickel, at
Guadalajara.
Presley arrived at Quien Sabe nearly half an hour behind the
appointed time; but, as he had expected, the party were in no way
ready to start. The carry-all, its horses covered with white
fly-nets, stood under a tree near the house, young Vacca dozing
on the seat. Hilma and Sidney, the latter exuberant with a
gayety that all but brought the tears to Presley's eyes, were
making sandwiches on the back porch. Mrs. Dyke was nowhere to be
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The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from Miracle Mongers and Their Methods by Harry Houdini: when she realized what had occurred, but,
by a masterful effort, controlled her
feelings. Dropping the hilt of the dagger on
the floor, she leaned forward, and placing
her finger and thumb down her throat,
just succeeded in catching the end of the
blade. Had it gone down an eighth of an
inch farther her death would have been
certain.
CHAPTER NINE
STONE-EATERS: A SILESIAN IN PRAGUE, 1006;
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The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from Tarzan of the Apes by Edgar Rice Burroughs: longer. I should rather die than remain here."
"Well," answered D'Arnot, with a shrug, "I do not know,
my friend, but that I also would rather die than remain here.
If you go, I shall go with you."
"It is settled then," said Tarzan. "I shall start for America
to-morrow."
"How will you get to America without money?" asked D'Arnot.
"What is money?" inquired Tarzan.
It took a long time to make him understand even imperfectly.
"How do men get money?" he asked at last.
"They work for it."
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