| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from The Heritage of the Desert by Zane Grey: the desert, winding along the hollow trail, freeing itself in the wide
air, and dying away. He had often heard the scream of lion and cry of
wildcat, but this was the strange sound of which August Naab had told
him, the mysterious call of canyon and desert night.
Daylight showed Echo Cliffs to be of vastly greater range than the sister
plateau across the river. The roll of cedar level, the heave of craggy
ridge, the dip of white-sage valley gave this side a diversity widely
differing from the two steps of the Vermillion tableland. August Naab
followed a trail leading back toward the river. For the most part thick
cedars hid the surroundings from Hare's view; occasionally, however, he
had a backward glimpse from a high point, or a wide prospect below, where
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The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from The Unseen World and Other Essays by John Fiske: foiled, and create a panic in the army by the news that their
dreaded enemy was at liberty? Or boldly carry out their purposes
by a fictitious execution, trusting in the authority which
official statements always carry, and shrewdly foreseeing that,
after her recantation, the disgraced Maid would no more venture
to claim for herself the leadership of the French forces?
Clearly, the latter would have been the wiser course. We may
assume, then, that, by the afternoon of the 28th, the story of
the relapse was promulgated, as a suitable preparation for what
was to come; and that on the 30th the poor creature who had been
hastily chosen to figure as the condemned Maid was led out, with
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The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from The Pupil by Henry James: desired it to be understood that they were earnest people, and also
that their fortune, though quite adequate for earnest people,
required the most careful administration. Mr. Moreen, as the
parent bird, sought sustenance for the nest. Ulick invoked support
mainly at the club, where Pemberton guessed that it was usually
served on green cloth. The girls used to do up their hair and
their frocks themselves, and our young man felt appealed to to be
glad, in regard to Morgan's education, that, though it must
naturally be of the best, it didn't cost too much. After a little
he WAS glad, forgetting at times his own needs in the interest
inspired by the child's character and culture and the pleasure of
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