| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from When the Sleeper Wakes by H. G. Wells: moving specks that were swallowed up in haze.
And when these had vanished in the distance
Graham heard a peewit wailing close at hand. He
perceived he was now above the South Downs,
and staring over his shoulder saw the battlements
of Portsmouth Landing Stage towering over the
ridge of Portsdown Hill. In another moment there
came into sight a spread of shipping like floating
cities, the little white cliffs of the Needles dwarfed and
sunlit, and the grey and glittering waters of the narrow
sea. They seemed to leap the Solent in a moment,
When the Sleeper Wakes |
The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from The Koran: them into hinder parts, or curse you as we cursed the fellows of the
Sabbath when God's command was done.
Verily, God pardons not associating aught with Him, but He pardons
anything short of that to whomsoever He pleases; but he who associates
aught with God, he hath devised a mighty sin.
Do ye not see those who purify themselves? nay, God purifies whom He
will, and they shall not be wronged a straw.
Behold, how they devise against God a lie, and that is manifest
sin enough.
Do ye not see those to whom a portion of the Book has been given?
They believe in Gibt and Taghut, and they say of those who misbelieve,
The Koran |
The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from Danny's Own Story by Don Marquis: then stop with a bang on the rhymes. But Daddy
Withers was so independent-like he would jest
natcherally try to force two words to rhyme whether
the Lord made 'em fur mates or not--like as if
you would try to make a couple of kids kiss and
make up by bumping their heads together. They
jest simply won't do it. But Doctor Kirby, he
let on like he thought it was fine poetry, and he
read them pieces over and over agin, out loud, and
the old man and the old woman was both mighty
tickled with the way he done it. He wouldn't
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