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Alchemy.
The book lies open on weathered vellum, its pages etched with ink-stained diagrams of bubbling retorts and crystalline precipitates. Powdery residues of sulfur and quicksilver cling to the edges, releasing a faint, acrid tang that stings the nostrils. Faded runes pulse faintly under lamplight, whispering formulas for elixirs that transmute base metals into shimmering vials of potential.