| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from Master of the World by Jules Verne: busy below. I looked to see if the destroyers were still in view.
Yes! Only a quarter of a mile away! The "Terror" had already been
seen, and the powerful vessels which enforced the mandates of our
government were swinging into position to give chase. Once more the
"Terror" sped in the direction of Niagara River.
I must confess, I could make nothing of this maneuver. Plunging into
a cul-de-sac, no longer able to seek the depths because of the
accident, the "Terror" might, indeed, temporarily distance her
pursuers; but she must find her path barred by them when she
attempted to return. Did she intend to land, and if so, could she
hope to outrun the telegrams which would warn every police agency of
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The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from Some Reminiscences by Joseph Conrad: conducted parties. But when the move was made--that move which
carried us some mile and a half down the stream to be tied up to
an altogether muddier and shabbier quay--then indeed the
desolation of solitude became our lot. It was a complete and
soundless stagnation; for, as we had the ship ready for sea to
the smallest detail, as the frost was hard and the days short, we
were absolutely idle--idle to the point of blushing with shame
when the thought struck us that all the time our salaries went
on. Young Cole was aggrieved because, as he said, we could not
enjoy any sort of fun in the evening after loafing like this all
day: even the banjo lost its charm since there was nothing to
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The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from The Unseen World and Other Essays by John Fiske: has handled his materials in the "Acts" is not calculated to
inspire us with confidence in the historical accuracy of his
gospel. The writer who, in spite of the direct testimony of Paul
himself could represent the apostle to the Gentiles as acting
under the direction of the disciples at Jerusalem, and who puts
Pauline sentiments into the mouth of Peter, would certainly have
been capable of unwarrantably giving a Pauline turn to the
teachings of Jesus himself. We are therefore, as a last resort,
brought back to the first gospel, which we find to possess, as a
historical narrative, far stronger claims upon our attention than
the second and third. In all probability it had assumed nearly
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