Today's Stichomancy for Noah Wyle

The first excerpt represents the element of Air. It speaks of mental influences and the process of thought, and is drawn from Camille by Alexandre Dumas:

to touch a pen. Julie Duprat, who is looking after me, lets me write these few lines to you. Will you not come back before I die? Is it all over between us forever? It seems to me as if I should get well if you came. What would be the good of getting well?

January 28.

This morning I was awakened by a great noise. Julie, who slept in my room, ran into the dining-room. I heard men's voices, and hers protesting against them in vain. She came back crying.

They had come to seize my things. I told her to let what they call justice have its way. The bailiff came into my room with his

Camille

The second excerpt represents the element of Fire. It speaks of emotional influences and base passions, and is drawn from Glinda of Oz by L. Frank Baum:

and dashed its contents full in her face!

Chapter Eleven

The Conquest of the Skeezers

Queen Coo-ee-oh dropped the rope, tottered and fell headlong into the water, sinking beneath the surface, while the Skeezers in the submarine assist her and only stared at the ripples in the water where she had disappeared. A moment later there arose to the surface a beautiful White Swan. This Swan was of large size, very gracefully formed, and scattered all over its white feathers were tiny diamonds, so thickly placed

Glinda of Oz

The third excerpt represents the element of Water. It speaks of pure spiritual influences and feelings of love, and is drawn from The Underground City by Jules Verne:

The melancholy in her countenance bore witness to much mental agitation.

It was at length resolved that James Starr, together with Simon and Harry, should return to the scene of the disaster, and endeavor to satisfy themselves as to the cause of it. They mentioned their project to no one. To those unacquainted with the group of facts on which it was based, the opinion of Starr and his friends could not fail to appear wholly inadmissible.

A few days later, the three friends proceeded in a small boat to examine the natural pillars on which had rested the solid earth forming the basin of Loch Katrine. They discovered that they had been right in suspecting that the massive columns had been undermined by blasting.

The fourth excerpt represents the element of Earth. It speaks of physical influences and the impact of the unseen on the visible world, and is drawn from The Tanach:

Psalms 118: 1 'O give thanks unto the LORD, for He is good, for His mercy endureth for ever.

Psalms 118: 2 So let Israel now say, for His mercy endureth for ever,

Psalms 118: 3 So let the house of Aaron now say, for His mercy endureth for ever.

Psalms 118: 4 So let them now that fear the LORD say, for His mercy endureth for ever.

Psalms 118: 5 Out of my straits I called upon the LORD; He answered me with great enlargement.

Psalms 118: 6 The LORD is for me; I will not fear; what can man do unto me?

Psalms 118: 7 The LORD is for me as my helper; and I shall gaze upon them that hate me.

Psalms 118: 8 It is better to take refuge in the LORD than to trust in man.

Psalms 118: 9 It is better to take refuge in the LORD than to trust in princes.

Psalms 118: 10 All nations compass me about; verily, in the name of the LORD I will cut them off.

Psalms 118: 11 They compass me about, yea, they compass me about; verily, in the name of the LORD I will cut them off.

The Tanach