Achieving the final glowing dawn of perfection
Tossing a tiny pinch of a legendary powder into a vat of molten metal was supposed to yield immense wealth. This final, dramatic step of the great work was always just one failed experiment away. It kept eccentric scholars perpetually busy and completely broke.

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