| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from The Faith of Men by Jack London: often breaking the scum of ice on the water hole by lifting up and
throwing his weight upon it; and remembering, he understood what he
now had in mind. Batard faced about and paused. He showed his
white teeth in a grin, which Leclere answered; and then hurled his
body through the air, in full charge, straight for the box.
Fifteen minutes later, Slackwater Charley and Webster Shaw
returning, caught a glimpse of a ghostly pendulum swinging back and
forth in the dim light. As they hurriedly drew in closer, they
made out the man's inert body, and a live thing that clung to it,
and shook and worried, and gave to it the swaying motion.
"Hi, ya! Chook! you Spawn of Hell!" yelled Webster Shaw.
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The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from Tarzan the Untamed by Edgar Rice Burroughs: minutes later the main body of the expedition came into view.
Smith-Oldwick's wounds were dressed, as well as were those
of the ape-man, and in half an hour they were on their way to
the camp of their rescuers.
That night it was arranged that the following day Smith-
Oldwick and Bertha Kircher should be transported to British
headquarters near the coast by aeroplane, the two planes
attached to the expeditionary force being requisitioned for the
purpose. Tarzan and Otobu declined the offers of the British
captain to accompany his force overland on the return march
as Tarzan explained that his country lay to the west, as did
Tarzan the Untamed |
The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from The Underdogs by Mariano Azuela: ware plates, some pork with bones swimming in a clear
chili stew and three tough burnt tortillas. They paid two
pesos apiece; as they left Pancracio assured his comrades
he was hungrier than when he entered.
"Now," said Demetrio, "we'll go and consult with
General Natera!"
They made for the northern leader's billet.
A noisy, excited crowd stopped them at a street cross-
ing. A man, lost in the multitude, was mouthing words
in the monotonous, unctuous tones of a prayer. They
came up close enough to see him distinctly; he wore a
The Underdogs |
