| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from The Koran: The approaching day approaches; there is none to discover it but
God.
At this new discourse then do ye wonder? and do ye laugh and not
weep? and ye divert yourselves the while!
But adore God and serve (Him).
THE CHAPTER OF THE MOON
(LIV. Mecca.)
IN the name of the merciful and compassionate God.
The Hour draws nigh, and the moon is split asunder. But if they
see a sign they turn aside and say, 'Magic, continuous!'
And they call it a lie and follow their lusts; but every matter is
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The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from The Deputy of Arcis by Honore de Balzac: buying cotton cheaply and in doubling the quantity ventured upon by
his predecessor. This simple system enabled Phileas to triple the
manufacture and to pose as the benefactor of the workingmen; so that
he was able to disperse his hosiery in Paris and all over France at a
profit, when the luckiest of his competitors were only able to sell
their goods at cost price.
At the beginning of 1814, Phileas had emptied his warerooms. The
prospect of a war on French soil, the hardships of which were likely
to press chiefly on Champagne, made him cautious. He manufactured
nothing, and held himself ready to meet all events with his capital
turned into gold. At this period the custom-house lines were no longer
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The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis Carroll: nervous at the idea of trains jumping at all. `However, it'll
take us into the Fourth Square, that's some comfort!' she said to
herself. In another moment she felt the carriage rise straight
up into the air, and in her fright she caught at the thing
nearest to her hand. which happened to be the Goat's beard.
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But the beard seemed to melt away as she touched it, and she
found herself sitting quietly under a tree--while the Gnat (for
that was the insect she had been talking to) was balancing itself
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