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Nine Books on the Nature of Things
Attributed to Paracelsus · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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Named materials used to make a paste in the Mercury-restoration account, alongside the substance being transformed. Their role is preparatory and binding, not an independent principle of metallic life. The passage then describes shaped portions and a sealed vessel. Reading these modest workshop words preserves the distinction between the target material, accompanying materials and apparatus rather than turning the whole list into undifferentiated arcana.
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