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  1. TEXT
  2. &Very good, READER.
  3. Now here's another speed reading drill--
  4. the EYE MOVEMENT EXERCISE.  This one is
  5. designed to train your eyes to move
  6. quickly across a line of print.  Try to
  7. take in the whole phrase at a glance.
  8. The speed will be set a little faster 
  9. (10% faster, actually) than your present
  10. reading rate.
  11. \GYour present reading rate is GWPM words/minute.
  12. END
  13. EYEM|0201|03|36
  14. Most of us/ find ourselves
  15. occasionally wanting/ to be
  16. something different/ from what we are.
  17. Secretaries want/ to be photographers.
  18. Photographers want/ to be airline pilots.
  19. Airline pilots want/ to be professors.
  20. And professors dream/ of being
  21. great Olympic heroes./ Dreams generally help
  22. give us a goal/ to strive for
  23. and keep us/ from falling
  24. into a rut./ They make us excel
  25. by spurring/ our ambitions.
  26. STOP
  27. But dreams/ can hurt us, too---
  28. when we begin/ to covet
  29. those abilities/ which we lack.
  30. This kind/ of envy
  31. causes unhappiness/ and discontent
  32. because jealous people/ often overlook
  33. their own strengths/ while they begrudge
  34. those of others./ So keep your dreams
  35. in check/ by reminding yourself
  36. of your own/ strong points
  37. and making the most/ of them.
  38. And the next time/ you find yourself
  39. STOP
  40. yearning to be/ what you aren't,
  41. remember the story/ of the shoemaker
  42. who joined the throngs/ of people
  43. welcoming home/ a conquering monarch.
  44. People threw flowers/ in the hero's path
  45. and cheered themselves hoarse./    But the shoemaker
  46. stood silent./ "Why aren't
  47. you cheering?"/ someone demanded.
  48. "You're gazing on/ the greatest man
  49. of our times,"/ a bystander confirmed.
  50. "Oh, him,"/ the shoemaker replied.
  51. "He can't even make/ a pair of shoes."
  52. END
  53. ASK
  54. &How was that, READER?
  55. Would you like to try another one? (Y/N)
  56. STOP
  57. 2YNY+05N+00
  58. ENTER Y or N
  59.  
  60. END
  61. EOF
  62. RET
  63.  
  64.  
  65. END
  66. EYEM|0172|03|29
  67. When the shrill blare/ of the alarm
  68. rouses you,/ how do you
  69. greet the day?/ Do you rise and shine,
  70. cheerfully humming/ your favorite tune?
  71. Or do you/ drag yourself
  72. wearily out of bed/ with a resentful scowl?
  73. Recent research/ conducted by
  74. the Health Promotions/ Department
  75. of St. Louis/ University Hospital
  76. suggests that/ your attitude upon waking
  77. can influence/ your entire day.
  78. STOP
  79. So if you start off/ grumpy and irritable,
  80. kiss the rest/ of the day goodbye.
  81. And beware/ of the snooze alarm.
  82. That 10-minute catnap/ is apt
  83. to make you/ even more lethargic.
  84. Though getting up/ may be
  85. no laughing matter,/ the researchers say
  86. the following wake-up plan/ will produce
  87. a positive attitude/ toward yourself
  88. and your day:/ Get up immediately
  89. after awakening./ Stand with your hands
  90. STOP
  91. on the back/ of your hips,
  92. palms facing upward./ Now, begin to laugh.
  93. Let your laughter/ feed off itself
  94. and spread/ throughout your body.
  95. Keep laughing/ for a few minutes.
  96. When you feel comfortable,/ stop laughing.
  97. Then proceed with/ your morning routine.
  98. END
  99. EOF
  100. RET
  101.