| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from The Spirit of the Border by Zane Grey: grizzled old frontiersman, busied himself with preparations for the
raft-journey down the Ohio. Lynn had been employed to guide the missionary's
party to Fort Henry, and, as the brothers had acquainted him with their
intention of accompanying the travelers, he had constructed a raft for them
and their horses.
Joe laughed when he saw the dozen two-foot logs fastened together, upon which
a rude shack had been erected for shelter. This slight protection from sun and
storm was all the brothers would have on their long journey.
Joe noted, however, that the larger raft had been prepared with some thought
for the comfort of the girls. The floor of the little hut was raised so that
the waves which broke over the logs could not reach it. Taking a peep into
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The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from A Book of Remarkable Criminals by H. B. Irving: Buisson-Souef to try what "bluff" could do in this serious crisis
in his adventure.
At Buisson-Souef poor M. de Lamotte waited, puzzled and
distressed, for news from his wife. On Saturday, 17th, the day
after the return of Derues from Versailles, he heard from Mme.
Derues that his wife had left Paris and gone with her son to
Versailles. A second letter told him that she had completed the
sale of Buisson-Souef to Derues, and was still at Versailles
trying to obtain some post for the boy. On February 19 Mme.
Derues wrote again expressing surprise that M. de Lamotte had not
had any letter from his wife and asking if he had received some
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The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from Scenes from a Courtesan's Life by Honore de Balzac: Adele, and not to be 'under two powers at once,' wine and woman. He
takes advantage of my carriage; he uses it more than I do.--Oh! if
only we could see him under the table to-night! But he can drink ten
bottles and only be fuddled; when his eyes are full, he still sees
clearly."
"Like people whose windows are dirty outside," said Esther, "but who
can see from inside what is going on in the street.--I know that
property in man. Du Tillet has it in the highest degree."
"Try to get du Tillet, and if he and Nucingen between them could only
catch him in some of their plots, I should at least be revenged. They
would bring him to beggary!
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