| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from Glinda of Oz by L. Frank Baum: is better for me to go alone, or to assemble a party of
my friends and loyal supporters to accompany me."
"If you go I want to go, too," declared Dorothy.
"Whatever happens it's going to be fun -- 'cause all
excitement is fun -- and I wouldn't miss it for the
world!"
Neither Ozma nor Glinda paid any attention to this
statement, for they were gravely considering the
serious aspect of this proposed adventure.
"There are plenty of friends who would like to go
with you," said the Sorceress, "but none of them would
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The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from Bucky O'Connor by William MacLeod Raine: got the button?' You first, Mr. Hardman. If you'll kindly shuck
your coat and vest, we'll begin button-hunting."
They diligently searched the miscreant without hiding anything
pertaining to "J. H. begins hear."
"He's bound to have it somewhere," asseverated Collins. "It don't
stand to reason he was making his getaway without that paper. We
got to be more thorough, Del."
Hawkes, under the direction of his friend, ripped up linings and
tore away pockets from clothing. The saddle on the bronco and the
saddle-blankets were also torn to pieces in vain.
Finally Hawkes scratched his poll and looked down on the
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The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from Lost Continent by Edgar Rice Burroughs: shot at a large buck, I suddenly saw something that caused
me to forget all about my prey in wonderment.
It was the figure of an immense grey-black creature, rearing
its colossal shoulders twelve or fourteen feet above the
ground. Never in my life had I seen such a beast, nor did I
at first recognize it, so different in appearance is the
live reality from the stuffed, unnatural specimens preserved
to us in our museums.
But presently I guessed the identity of the mighty creature
as Elephas africanus, or, as the ancients commonly described
it, African elephant.
Lost Continent |
