| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from Early Short Fiction of Edith Wharton by Edith Wharton: room was gradually filled with drifting blue layers of smoke, and
through them the editor's face came and went like the moon
through a moving sky. Once the hour struck--then the rhythmical
ticking began again. The atmosphere grew denser and heavier, and
beads of perspiration began to roll from Granice's forehead.
"Do you mind if I open the window?"
"No. It IS stuffy in here. Wait--I'll do it myself." Denver
pushed down the upper sash, and returned to his chair. "Well--go
on," he said, filling another pipe. His composure exasperated
Granice.
"There's no use in my going on if you don't believe me."
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The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from The Riverman by Stewart Edward White: passed without perceptible slackening in this terrific pace. The
gallery was in an uproar, and some of the members were piling down
the stairs to the floor. Perspiration stood out all over Murphy's
body. His blows failed of their effect, and some of Orde's were
landing. At length, bewildered more by the continuance than the
violence of the attack, he dropped his ring tactics and closed in to
straight slugging, blow against blow, stand up, give and take.
As he saw his opponent stand, Orde uttered a sound of satisfaction.
He dropped slightly his right shoulder behind his next blow. The
glove crashed straight as a pile-driver through Murphy's upraised
hands to his face, which it met with a smack. The trainer, lifted
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The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis Carroll: to-day isn't any OTHER day, you know.'
`I don't understand you,' said Alice. `It's dreadfully
confusing!'
`That's the effect of living backwards,' the Queen said kindly:
`it always makes one a little giddy at first--'
`Living backwards!' Alice repeated in great astonishment. `I
never heard of such a thing!'
`--but there's one great advantage in it, that one's memory
works both ways.'
`I'm sure MINE only works one way.' Alice remarked. `I can't
remember things before they happen.'
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