The first excerpt represents the element of Air. It speaks of mental influences and the process of thought, and is drawn from Shadow out of Time by H. P. Lovecraft: they created, had found it easy to subdue the predatory entities
and drive them down to those caverns of inner earth which they
had already joined to their abodes and begun to inhabit.
Then
they had sealed the entrances and left them to their fate, afterward
occupying most of their great cities and preserving certain important
buildings for reasons connected more with superstition than with
indifference, boldness, or scientific and historical zeal.
But
as the aeons passed there came vague, evil signs that the elder
things were growing strong and numerous in the inner world. There
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The second excerpt represents the element of Fire. It speaks of emotional influences and base passions, and is drawn from The Two Brothers by Honore de Balzac: get peace in your household. Destroy your will, and Flore will be once
more what she used to be in the early days."
"No, she will never forgive me for what I have made her suffer,"
whimpered the old man; "she will no longer love me."
"She shall love you, and closely too; I'll take care of that," said
Philippe.
"Come, open your eyes!" exclaimed Monsieur Hochon. "They mean to rob
you and abandon you."
"Oh! I was sure of it!" cried the poor imbecile.
"See, here is a letter Maxence has written to my grandson Borniche,"
said old Hochon. "Read it."
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