| The third excerpt represents the element of Water. It speaks of pure spiritual influences and feelings of love, and is drawn from A Voyage to Arcturus by David Lindsay: straight toward Crimtyphon's corpse. When she arrived within a few
feet of it, she stopped and looked down, with arms folded.
Oceaxe drew Maskull a little away, and whispered, "It's Crimtyphon's
other wife, who lives under Disscourn. She's a most dangerous woman.
Be careful what you say. If she asks you to do anything, refuse it
outright."
"The poor soul looks harmless enough."'
"Yes, she does - but the poor soul is quite capable of swallowing up
Krag himself.... Now, play the man."
The murmur of their voices seemed to attract Tydomin's notice, for
she now slowly turned her eyes toward them.
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The fourth excerpt represents the element of Earth. It speaks of physical influences and the impact of the unseen on the visible world, and is drawn from The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain: "Yes! ... Oh, my! Let's run!"
"Keep still! Don't you budge! They're coming
right toward the door."
The boys stretched themselves upon the floor with
their eyes to knot-holes in the planking, and lay wait-
ing, in a misery of fear.
"They've stopped.... No -- coming.... Here they
are. Don't whisper another word, Huck. My good-
ness, I wish I was out of this!"
Two men entered. Each boy said to himself:
"There's the old deaf and dumb Spaniard that's been
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