| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from 1492 by Mary Johntson: cakes, and we liked a very few parrots. But it was gold
that in chief we wanted. The man who brought the gods
gold might go home with gifts so beautiful that there was
never anything seen like them! Especially is there something
that the gods call ``bells'' that ring and sound in
your hand when you dance! Gold--do you know where
to find it? Another thing! They desire to find a god who
dropped out of the sky a long time ago, and has now a people
and a great, marvelous village. Thinking he might be
here, they have dived down to our land, for they dive in
the sky as we dive in water! The name of the god they
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The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from Records of a Family of Engineers by Robert Louis Stevenson: immediate vicinity, and also that one of the vessels which, in
compliment to her father's memory, had been named the SMEATON,
might also now be seen in Leith, she considered herself
extremely fortunate; and having first visited the works at
Greenside, she afterwards went to Leith to see the SMEATON,
then loading for the Bell Rock. On stepping on board, Mrs.
Dickson seemed to be quite overcome with so many concurrent
circumstances, tending in a peculiar manner to revive and
enliven the memory of her departed father, and, on leaving the
vessel, she would not be restrained from presenting the crew
with a piece of money. The SMEATON had been named
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The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from Salammbo by Gustave Flaubert: sideways at Narr' Havas without turning his face.
The king of the Numidians held himself apart in a discreet attitude;
on his forehead he bore a little of the dust which he had touched when
prostrating himself. At last the Suffet advanced towards him with a
look full of gravity.
"As a reward for the services which you have rendered me, Narr' Havas,
I give you my daughter. Be my son," he added, "and defend your
father!"
Narr' Havas gave a great gesture of surprise; then he threw himself
upon Hamilcar's hands and covered them with kisses.
Salammbo, calm as a statue, did not seem to understand. She blushed a
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