| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from Aeroplanes and Dirigibles of War by Frederick A. Talbot: machines constructed upon conventional lines, inasmuch as there
is an appreciable increase in weight.
The car is short and designed upon excellent stream lines, so
that the minimum of resistance to the air is offered, while at
the same time the balancing is perfect. The sides of the car are
brought up high enough to protect the aviators, only their heads
being visible when they are seated. The prow of the car follows
the lines generally adopted in high speed torpedo boat design;
there is a sharp knife edge stem with an enclosed fo'c's'le, the
latter housing the gun.
Another craft, designed for scouting operations, may be likened
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The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from Thuvia, Maid of Mars by Edgar Rice Burroughs: and comely women laughing and chatting with their neighbours as
they culled gorgeous blossoms for the vases within doors.
The pleasant "kaor" of the Barsoomian greeting fell
continually upon the ears of the stranger as friends and
neighbours took up the duties of a new day.
The district in which he had landed was residential--a
district of merchants of the more prosperous sort.
Everywhere were evidences of luxury and wealth.
Slaves appeared upon every housetop with gorgeous silks
and costly furs, laying them in the sun for airing.
Jewel-encrusted women lolled even thus early upon the carven
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The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from Eve and David by Honore de Balzac: du Chatelet, for the whole business lies in that. . . . If Lucien
hopes to succeed through the Countess' influence, I have David
safe----"
"You will be Keeper of the Seals yet, it is my belief," said Cointet.
"And why not? No one objects to M. de Peyronnet," said Petit-Claud. He
had not altogether sloughed his skin of Liberalism.
Mlle. de la Haye's ambiguous position brought most of the upper town
to the signing of the marriage contract. The comparative poverty of
the young couple and the absence of a corbeille quickened the interest
that people love to exhibit; for it is with beneficence as with
ovations, we prefer the deeds of charity which gratify self-love. The
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