| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from The Gods of Mars by Edgar Rice Burroughs: heads rose stiffly perpendicular as if each had been a sentient
organism looking or listening for the source or meaning of the
wail. And indeed the latter proved to be the truth, for this
strange growth upon the craniums of the plant men of Barsoom
represents the thousand ears of these hideous creatures,
the last remnant of the strange race which sprang from the
original Tree of Life.
Instantly every eye turned toward one member of the
herd, a large fellow who evidently was the leader. A strange
purring sound issued from the mouth in the palm of one of
his hands, and at the same time he started rapidly toward the
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The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from An Historical Mystery by Honore de Balzac: worthy to be your sister."
"So you really love me less than I thought you did?" said Laurence
looking at him with a sort of jealousy.
"No; I love you better than either of you love me," replied the
marquis.
"And therefore you would sacrifice yourself?" asked Laurence with a
glance full of momentary preference.
The marquis was silent.
"Well, then, I shall think only of you, and that will be intolerable
to my husband," exclaimed Laurence, impatient at his silence.
"How could I live without you?" said the younger twin to his brother.
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The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from House of Mirth by Edith Wharton: notoriously rash, she was shrewd enough in reading the signs from
which they were drawn. Dorset had apparently shown marked
interest in the girl, and this interest might be used to cruel
advantage in his wife's struggle for rehabilitation. Selden knew
that Bertha would fight to the last round of powder: the rashness
of her conduct was illogically combined with a cold determination
to escape its consequences. She could be as unscrupulous in
fighting for herself as she was reckless in courting danger, and
whatever came to her hand at such moments was likely to be used
as a defensive missile. He did not, as yet, see clearly just what
course she was likely to take, but his perplexity increased his
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