| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from The Black Dwarf by Walter Scott: destroying, and degrading her fairest works?"
Isabella, much alarmed, continued to answer with firmness,
"Whatever injuries you may have sustained in the world, you are
incapable of revenging them on one who never wronged you,
nor,wilfully, any other."
"Ay, but, maiden," he continued, his dark eyes flashing with an
expression of malignity which communicated itself to his wild and
distorted features, "revenge is the hungry wolf, which asks only
to tear flesh and lap blood. Think you the lamb's plea of
innocence would be listened to by him?"
"Man!" said Isabella, rising, and expressing herself with much
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The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from Master of the World by Jules Verne: miles beyond that town was heard a tremendous noise and rumbling
which proceeded from the midst of a flying cloud of dust accompanied
by shrieks like those of a naval siren.
Scarcely had the crowds time to draw to one side, to escape a
destruction which would have included hundreds of victims. The cloud
swept by like a hurricane. No one could distinguish what it was that
passed with such speed. There was no exaggeration in saying that its
rate was at least one hundred and fifty miles an hour.
The apparition passed and disappeared in an instant, leaving behind
it a long train of white dust, as an express locomotive leaves behind
a train of smoke. Evidently it was an automobile with a most
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The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from The Tanach: Exodus 40: 3 And thou shalt put therein the ark of the testimony, and thou shalt screen the ark with the veil.
Exodus 40: 4 And thou shalt bring in the table, and set in order the bread that is upon it; and thou shalt bring in the candlestick, and light the lamps thereof.
Exodus 40: 5 And thou shalt set the golden altar for incense before the ark of the testimony, and put the screen of the door to the tabernacle.
Exodus 40: 6 And thou shalt set the altar of burnt-offering before the door of the tabernacle of the tent of meeting.
Exodus 40: 7 And thou shalt set the laver between the tent of meeting and the altar, and shalt put water therein.
Exodus 40: 8 And thou shalt set up the court round about, and hang up the screen of the gate of the court.
Exodus 40: 9 And thou shalt take the anointing oil, and anoint the tabernacle, and all that is therein, and shalt hallow it, and all the furniture thereof; and it shall be holy.
Exodus 40: 10 And thou shalt anoint the altar of burnt-offering, and all its vessels, and sanctify the altar; and the altar shall be most holy.
Exodus 40: 11 And thou shalt anoint the laver and its base, and sanctify it.
Exodus 40: 12 And thou shalt bring Aaron and his sons unto the door of the tent of meeting, and shalt wash them with water.
Exodus 40: 13 And thou shalt put upon Aaron the holy garments; and thou shalt anoint him, and sanctify him, that he may minister unto Me in the priest's office.
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