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that bodies might be turned into non-bodies, for nothing else exists in this art.
N. B.: Latin: Nota Bene Note these words well and mark these mysteries. For in this work it is declared what our stone is; at the beginning for all philosophers original: "philorum," a common alchemical abbreviation for philosophers or seekers of wisdom it is to dissolve the stone. Although our stone may be from the first principles of minerals, it is necessary to sublimate, calcine, fix, and finally dissolve it, which is contrary to every philosopher. Whence many say: "Let bodies become incorporeal, and conversely, you shall work nothing." Therefore, in conclusion, it must be said that the beginning of our work is the dissolution of the stone, not that bodies are dissolved to nature—