| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from The Altar of the Dead by Henry James: "God sent me too, I think. I was ill when I came, but the sight of
you does wonders." He held her hands, which steadied and quickened
him. "I've something to tell you."
"Don't tell me!" she tenderly pleaded; "let me tell you. This
afternoon, by a miracle, the sweetest of miracles, the sense of our
difference left me. I was out - I was near, thinking, wandering
alone, when, on the spot, something changed in my heart. It's my
confession - there it is. To come back, to come back on the
instant - the idea gave me wings. It was as if I suddenly saw
something - as if it all became possible. I could come for what
you yourself came for: that was enough. So here I am. It's not
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The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from The Underground City by Jules Verne: "Well, let us make a halt," replied Starr; "I confess my legs
have need of a rest. And you, Madge, don't you feel tired
after so long a walk?"
"Not over much, Mr. Starr," replied the sturdy Scotchwoman;
"we have been accustomed to explore the old Aberfoyle mine
for whole days together."
"Tired? nonsense!" interrupted Simon Ford; "Madge could go
ten times as far, if necessary. But once more, Mr. Starr,
wasn't my communication worth your trouble in coming to hear it?
Just dare to say no, Mr. Starr, dare to say no!"
"Well, my old friend, I haven't felt so happy for a long while!"
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The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from Phantasmagoria and Other Poems by Lewis Carroll: He is permitted by the King
To drop all FORMAL parleying -
And then you're SURE to catch it!
"The Fourth prohibits trespassing
Where other Ghosts are quartered:
And those convicted of the thing
(Unless when pardoned by the King)
Must instantly be slaughtered.
"That simply means 'be cut up small':
Ghosts soon unite anew.
The process scarcely hurts at all -
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