| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from The Foolish Virgin by Thomas Dixon: sail for the shores of our planet--and I know that she
is one of the purest and sweetest souls who ever lost
her way in the jungles of the world. If you were the
criminal, dear heart, the case might be hopeless. But
you're not. You are only the innocent victim of your
own folly. That doesn't count in the game of
Nature----"
"What do you mean?" she asked breathlessly.
"Simply this: The part which the male plays in the
reproduction of the race is small in comparison with
the role of the female. He is merely a supernumerary
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The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from Misalliance by George Bernard Shaw: _Bentley goes out in disgrace, but gets no further than half way to
the pavilion door, when, with a wild sob, he throws himself on the
floor and begins to yell._
MRS TARLETON. | _[running to him]_ Oh, poor child,
| poor child! Dont cry, duckie:
| he didnt mean it: dont cry.
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LORD SUMMERHAYS| Stop that infernal noise, sir: do you
| hear? Stop it instantly.
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JOHNNY. | Thats the game he tried on me.
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The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from A Voyage to Arcturus by David Lindsay: "Surtur has gone, and we are to follow him."
"How do you two come to know each other, and of whom are you
speaking?" asked Maskull, looking from one to the other in
perplexity.
"Krag has something for us. Let us go outside," replied Nightspore.
He got up, and glanced over his shoulder. Maskull, following the
direction of his eye, observed that the few remaining men were
watching their little group attentively.
Chapter 2
IN THE STREET
The three men gathered in the street outside the house. The night
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