| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from Aeroplanes and Dirigibles of War by Frederick A. Talbot: if he is able to fly immediately below his adversary: the
mitrailleuse of the latter cannot be trained upon him. On the
other hand the enemy, if equipped with repeating rifles or
automatic pistols, is able to inflict appreciable damage upon the
craft overhead, the difficulties of firing vertically into the
air notwithstanding.
In the Vickers system, where the propeller is mounted behind the
car, the aeroplane thus operating upon the pusher principle, the
nose of the car is occupied by the arm, which is a rifle calibre
machine gun fitted upon a special mounting. The prow is provided
with an embrasure for the weapon and the latter is so installed
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The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from The Rig Veda: With drops that bless and seem to smile he cometh: the waters
fall,
the clouds utter their thunder.
3 When he comes streaming with the milk of worship, conducting
by
directest paths of Order
Aryaman, Mitra, Varuna, Parijman fill the hide full where lies
the
nether press-stone.
4 O Agni, thou who art the lord of wealth in kine, thou Son
of
 The Rig Veda |
The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from Damaged Goods by Upton Sinclair: to stroll along with her.
"Why did you never come to see me again?" she asked.
George hesitated. "I--I--" he stammered--"I've been married
since then."
She laughed. "Oh! So that's it!" And then, as they came to a
bench under some trees, "Won't you sit down a while?" There was
allurement in her glance, but it made George shudder. It was
incredible to him that he had ever been attracted by this crude
girl. The spell was now broken completely.
She quickly saw that something was wrong. "You don't seem very
cheerful," she said. "What's the matter?"
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