Alas! I do not know: the great souls alone can reply, but there is one thing I do know for sure because the certainty of it depends more on reason than on genius, it is that, for novices in literature, for those who wish to imitate the great masters, this method is the only one that can lead them to an even remotely desirable end; perhaps in following it they will never find anything except lead in their crucibles, perhaps, though, if the sleeping spark of genius bursts into flame during the operation, a new light will illuminate their souls, the true secret of Alchemy will be revealed and
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