| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from The Iliad by Homer: Achaeans proved to be beyond all forecast stronger, so that they
drew Cebriones out of range of the darts and tumult of the
Trojans, and stripped the armour from his shoulders. Then
Patroclus sprang like Mars with fierce intent and a terrific
shout upon the Trojans, and thrice did he kill nine men; but as
he was coming on like a god for a time, then, O Patroclus, was
the hour of your end approaching, for Phoebus fought you in fell
earnest. Patroclus did not see him as he moved about in the
crush, for he was enshrouded in thick darkness, and the god
struck him from behind on his back and his broad shoulders with
the flat of his hand, so that his eyes turned dizzy. Phoebus
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The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from The Wrong Box by Stevenson & Osbourne: most amusing experiences of my life.'
'I don't think you'll forget it very soon,' said Julia. 'Your
hand will remind you.'
'Well, I suppose I must be going,' said Gideon reluctantly. 'No,'
pleaded Julia. 'Why should you? Stay and have tea with me.'
'If I thought you really wished me to stay,' said Gideon, looking
at his hat, 'of course I should only be too delighted.'
'What a silly person you must take me for!' returned the girl.
'Why, of course I do; and, besides, I want some cakes for tea,
and I've nobody to send. Here is the latchkey.'
Gideon put on his hat with alacrity, and casting one look at Miss
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The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain: eyed the strangers with a consuming curiosity; a gray
squirrel and a big fellow of the "fox" kind came
skurrying along, sitting up at intervals to inspect and
chatter at the boys, for the wild things had probably
never seen a human being before and scarcely knew
whether to be afraid or not. All Nature was wide
awake and stirring, now; long lances of sunlight pierced
down through the dense foliage far and near, and a
few butterflies came fluttering upon the scene.
Tom stirred up the other pirates and they all clattered
away with a shout, and in a minute or two were stripped
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