| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from The Light of Western Stars by Zane Grey: "There, Hawe! What did I tell you?" demanded Stewart. "I came
over here to take charge of this ranch. I found these boxes
hidden in an unused room. I suspected what they were. Contraband
goods!"
"Wal, supposin' they are? I don't see any call fer sech
all-fired fuss as you're makin'. Stewart, I calkilate you're
some stuck on your new job an' want to make a big show before -"
"Hawe, stop slinging that kind of talk," interrupted Stewart.
"You got too free with your mouth once before! Now here, I'm
supposed to be consulting an officer of the law. Will you take
charge of these contraband goods?"
The Light of Western Stars |
The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from The Black Tulip by Alexandre Dumas: This confession involved the godson in the crime of the
godfather; manifest complicity being considered to exist
between Cornelius de Witt and Cornelius van Baerle.
The honest doctor did not confine himself to this avowal,
but told the whole truth with regard to his own tastes,
habits, and daily life. He described his indifference to
politics, his love of study, of the fine arts, of science,
and of flowers. He explained that, since the day when
Cornelius de Witt handed to him the parcel at Dort, he
himself had never touched, nor even noticed it.
To this it was objected, that in this respect he could not
The Black Tulip |
The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from Danny's Own Story by Don Marquis: Indiany, where I had seen Miss Lucy at.
CHAPTER XXIII
Fur my part, as the train kept getting further
and further north, my feelings kept getting
more and more mixed. It come to me
that I might be steering straight fur a bunch of
trouble. The feeling that sadness and melancholy
and seriousness was laying ahead of me kept me
from really enjoying them dollar-apiece meals on
the train. It was Martha that done it. All this
past and gone love story I had been hearing about
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