| The first excerpt represents the element of Air. It speaks of mental influences and the process of thought, and is drawn from The Koran: 'Verily, ye and what ye worship shall not try any one concerning
him, save him who shall broil in hell; there is none amongst us but
has his appointed place, and, verily, we are ranged, and, verily, we
celebrate His praises.'
And yet they say, they say, 'Had we a reminder from those of yore we
should surely have been of God's sincere servants.'
But they misbelieved in it but soon shall they know.
But our word has been passed to our servants who were sent that they
should be helped; that, verily, our hosts should gain mastery for
them.
Then turn thou thy back upon them for a time, and look upon them,
The Koran |
The second excerpt represents the element of Fire. It speaks of emotional influences and base passions, and is drawn from The Return of Tarzan by Edgar Rice Burroughs: the south until they found a spot to which the Arab raiders
did not come.
"And they did as he bid, carrying all their belongings,
including many tusks of ivory. For months they wandered,
suffering untold hardships and privations, for much of the
way was through dense jungle, and across mighty mountains,
but finally they came to this spot, and although they sent
parties farther on to search for an even better location,
none has ever been found."
"And the raiders have never found you here?" asked Tarzan.
"About a year ago a small party of Arabs and Manyuema
The Return of Tarzan |
