| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from Caesar's Commentaries in Latin by Julius Caesar: Genus hoc est ex essedis pugnae. Primo per omnes partes perequitant
et tela coiciunt atque ipso terrore equorum et strepitu rotarum ordines
plerumque perturbant, et cum se inter equitum turmas insinuaverunt, ex
essedis desiliunt et pedibus proeliantur. Aurigae interim paulatim ex
proelio excedunt atque ita currus conlocant ut, si illi a multitudine
hostium premantur, expeditum ad quos receptum habeant. Ita mobilitatem
equitum, stabilitatem peditum in proeliis praestant, ac tantum usu
cotidiano et exercitatione efficiunt uti in declivi ac praecipiti loco
incitatos equos sustinere et brevi moderari ac flectere et per temonem
percurrere et in iugo insistere et se inde in currus citissime recipere
consuerint.
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The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from Herland by Charlotte Gilman: Terry was sitting up, looking about him, alert as ever. His
remark, though not loud, roused Jeff also. We all sat up.
Terry swung his legs out of bed, stood up, stretched himself
mightily. He was in a long nightrobe, a sort of seamless garment,
undoubtedly comfortable--we all found ourselves so covered.
Shoes were beside each bed, also quite comfortable and goodlooking
though by no means like our own.
We looked for our clothes--they were not there, nor anything
of all the varied contents of our pockets.
A door stood somewhat ajar; it opened into a most attractive
bathroom, copiously provided with towels, soap, mirrors, and all
Herland |
The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from The Chessmen of Mars by Edgar Rice Burroughs: way, Tara of Helium. I shudder to think how close was the chance
at that. But for the momentary shining of the sun upon the
emblazoned device on the prow of your craft, I had passed on
unknowing."
The girl shuddered. "The Gods sent you," she whispered
reverently.
"The Gods sent me, Tara of Helium," he replied.
"But I do not recognize you," she said. "I have tried to recall
you, but I have failed. Your name, what may it be?"
"It is not strange that so great a princess should not recall the
face of every roving panthan of Barsoom," he replied with a
The Chessmen of Mars |
