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Alchemy and distillation

The book is an alchemical and distillation manual: plants as materials, jars and tubes as apparatus, baths as operations, recipes as procedures.

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Mysteries Department. (2026). Alchemy and distillation [Answer ANS0D8GK1001GKG]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ANS0D8GK1001GKG
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