| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from The Spirit of the Border by Zane Grey: when he saw the swarthy, villainous countenance turned full toward him, he
exclaimed:
"Girty! by---"
Wetzel's powerful arm forced him so hard against the log that he could not
complete the exclamation; but he could still see. Girty had not heard that
stifled cry, for he continued his slow wading, and presently his tall, gaudily
decorated form passed out of sight.
Another savage appeared in the open space, and then another. Close between
them walked a white man, with hands bound behind him. The prisoner and guards
disappeared down stream among the willows.
The splashing continued--grew even louder than before. A warrior came into
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The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from Before Adam by Jack London: very far off we could hear a big, bass "Goek! Goek!
Goek!" Also, the "Whoo-whoo !" call was rising in the
forest all around us.
Then came the chase. It seemed it never would end.
They raced us through the trees, the whole tribe of
them, and nearly caught us. We were forced to take to
the ground, and here we had the advantage, for they
were truly the Tree People, and while they out-climbed
us we out-footed them on the ground. We broke away
toward the north, the tribe howling on our track.
Across the open spaces we gained, and in the brush they
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The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from The Three Musketeers by Alexandre Dumas: Monsieur de Treville, to whom I was recommended by my father, who
has the honor to be, in some degree, one of his friends."
Athos reflected for an instant. "You know no one but Monsieur de
Treville?" he asked.
"Yes, monsieur, I know only him."
"Well, but then," continued Athos, speaking half to himself, "if
I kill you, I shall have the air of a boy-slayer."
"Not too much so," replied D'Artagnan, with a bow that was not
deficient in dignity, "since you do me the honor to draw a sword
with me while suffering from a wound which is very inconvenient."
"Very inconvenient, upon my word; and you hurt me devilishly, I
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