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Turning vapor back into solids completes the great work

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The ultimate goal of early esoteric chemistry was just making things solid again. Coagulation was the final triumph where purified vapors crystallized into permanent, indestructible matter. Achieving this meant you supposedly mastered the universe, though usually, you just ended up with a crusty layer of useless residue at the bottom of a beaker.

Turning vapor back into solids completes the great work
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