| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from Madam How and Lady Why by Charles Kingsley: hall full 300 feet high--higher far, that is, than the dome of St.
Paul's--and a very solemn thought it was to him, he said, that he
had seen what no other human being ever had seen; and that no ray
of light had ever struck on that stupendous roof in all the ages
since the making of the world. But if he found out something
which he did not expect, he was disappointed in something which he
did expect. For the Indians warned him of a hole in the floor
which (they told him) was an unfathomable abyss. And lo and
behold, when he turned the magnesium light upon it, the said abyss
was just about eight feet deep. But it is no wonder that the poor
Indians with their little smoky torches should make such mistakes;
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The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from Moran of the Lady Letty by Frank Norris: as razors; you couldn't want better pikes."
"That's an idea," returned Moran, evidently willing to forget her
outburst of a moment before, perhaps already sorry for it. The
party took stock of their weapons, and five huge cutting-in
spades, a heavy knife from the galley, and a revolver of doubtful
effectiveness were divided among them. The crew took the spades,
Charlie the knife, and Wilbur the revolver. Moran had her own
knife, a haftless dirk, such as is affected by all Norwegians,
whether landsmen or sailors. They were examining this armament
and Moran was suggesting a plan of attack, when Hoang, the leader
of the beach-combers, and one other Chinaman appeared some little
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The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from Secret Adversary by Agatha Christie: Tommy was behind him at the booking-office. He took a first-class
single ticket to Bournemouth, Tommy did the same. As he emerged,
Boris remarked, glancing up at the clock: "You are early. You
have nearly half an hour."
Boris's words had aroused a new train of thought in Tommy's mind.
Clearly Whittington was making the journey alone, while the other
remained in London. Therefore he was left with a choice as to
which he would follow. Obviously, he could not follow both of
them unless----Like Boris, he glanced up at the clock, and then
to the announcement board of the trains. The Bournemouth train
left at 3.30. It was now ten past. Whittington and Boris were
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