| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from The Forged Coupon by Leo Tolstoy: cient strength on the red neck of the Tartar.
"'Bring new sticks!' he cried, and looking
round, he saw me. Assuming an air of not know-
ing me, and with a ferocious, angry frown, he
hastily turned away. I felt so utterly ashamed
that I didn't know where to look. It was as if I
had been detected in a disgraceful act. I dropped
my eyes, and quickly hurried home. All the way
I had the drums beating and the fifes whistling in
my ears. And I heard the words, 'Brothers, have
mercy on me!' or 'Will you pat him? Will
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The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from The Gentle Grafter by O. Henry: town. They tell me the citizens are all up and stirring before
daylight. I asked what for, and they said because breakfast was ready
at that time. And what of merry Robin Hood? It must be Yoicks! and
away with the tinkers' chorus. I'll stake you. How much do you want?
Speak up. Capital.'
"'My dear young friend,' says this ground squirrel of a Ricks,
standing on his hind legs and juggling nuts in his paws, 'I have
friends in Denver who would assist me. If I had a hundred dollars I--'
"Basset unpins a package of the currency and throws five twenties to
Ricks.
"'Trade, how much?' he says to me.
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The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from Beauty and The Beast by Bayard Taylor: came to sit down, that his chair had miraculously disappeared,
or, not noticing the fact, seated himself absurdly and violently
upon the floor. The Prince at the head of the table, and the
Princess at the foot, with their nearest guests of equal rank, ate
from dishes of massive gold; the others from silver. As soon as
the last of the company had entered the hall, a crowd of jugglers,
tumblers, dwarfs, and Calmucks followed, crowding themselves into
the corners under the galleries, where they awaited the conclusion
of the banquet to display their tricks, and scolded and pummelled
each other in the mean time.
On one side of Prince Alexis the bear Mishka took his station. By
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