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in that which is in its own body.
Its weight is heavy, and its
taste is very sweet, although
its nature original: "nrā" (natura). is sharp. For its
smell before the preparation confection | the alchemical "confectio" is the final stage of compounding or processing the substance into its perfect form
is heavy and foul, and it
removes odors from the body
of the dead original: "morū" (mortuorum). This likely refers to the "Nigredo" or blackening stage of alchemy, where the material is said to "die" and putrefy before it can be purified.; but its smell is bad
and is compared to the smell
of graves. Therefore, I have not known
any other stone which is
compared to this one in its effect,
and in this stone are contained
the power of the effect the four ele-
ments, and it is compared to the world,
and to the composition of the world;
nor is any other stone found
in the world through our art The "Art" is a standard term for the practice of alchemy itself.,
and whatever other stone