| The first excerpt represents the element of Air. It speaks of mental influences and the process of thought, and is drawn from Michael Strogoff by Jules Verne: "Do you think that either she or his sister will be a bit
better off from this outbreak of his?"
"I do not know or think anything except that I should
have done much the same in his position," replied Alcide.
"What a scar the Colonel has received! Bah! one must
boil over sometimes. We should have had water in our
veins instead of blood had it been incumbent on us to be
always and everywhere unmoved to wrath."
"A neat little incident for our journals," observed
Blount, "if only Ivan Ogareff would let us know the con-
tents of that letter."
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The second excerpt represents the element of Fire. It speaks of emotional influences and base passions, and is drawn from Burning Daylight by Jack London: saying that something was going to happen quickly? I--" She
hesitated and blushed. "I answered your question, you know."
"Let's go and get married," he urged, all the whimsicality of his
utterance duplicated in his eyes. "You know I've got to make way
for that husky young brother of mine, and I ain't got long to
live." She made an impatient moue, and he continued seriously.
"You see, it's like this, Dede. I've been working like forty
horses ever since this blamed panic set in, and all the time some
of those ideas you'd given me were getting ready to sprout.
Well, they sprouted this morning, that's all. I started to get
up, expecting to go to the office as usual. But I didn't go to
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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 King James Bible: me to day with a fault concerning this woman?
SA2 3:9 So do God to Abner, and more also, except, as the LORD hath
sworn to David, even so I do to him;
SA2 3:10 To translate the kingdom from the house of Saul, and to set up
the throne of David over Israel and over Judah, from Dan even to
Beersheba.
SA2 3:11 And he could not answer Abner a word again, because he feared
him.
SA2 3:12 And Abner sent messengers to David on his behalf, saying,
Whose is the land? saying also, Make thy league with me, and, behold, my
hand shall be with thee, to bring about all Israel unto thee.
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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 King James Bible: MAR 14:41 And he cometh the third time, and saith unto them, Sleep on
now, and take your rest: it is enough, the hour is come; behold, the Son
of man is betrayed into the hands of sinners.
MAR 14:42 Rise up, let us go; lo, he that betrayeth me is at hand.
MAR 14:43 And immediately, while he yet spake, cometh Judas, one of the
twelve, and with him a great multitude with swords and staves, from the
chief priests and the scribes and the elders.
MAR 14:44 And he that betrayed him had given them a token, saying,
Whomsoever I shall kiss, that same is he; take him, and lead him away
safely.
MAR 14:45 And as soon as he was come, he goeth straightway to him, and
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