ge,buthoutunderstandingthat
language,thisjoueyuchredifficult”
theystoodtherelookingattheon
”thatsthegifons,”saidtheboy”iveseenhoheguidesreadthesignsofthedesert,andhohesoulofthecaravanspeakstothesoulofthedesert”theenglishnsaid,”idbetterpayreattentiontothecaravan””andidbetterreadyourbooks,”saidtheboy
theyercury,salt,dragons,andkings,andhedidntunderstandanyofitbutthereedtorepeatitselfthroughoutallthebooks:allthingsarethenifestationofohingonly
inoneofthebooksheleaedthatthestiortanttextintheliteratureofalchentainedonlyafeerald
”itstheeraldtablet,”saidtheenglishn,proudthatheghtteachsothingtotheboy”hen,hesebooks”theboyasked
”sothatananshoutappearingreallyto
believehehadsaid
thebookthatstinterestedtheboytoldthestoriesofthefausalcheststheyenwhohaddedietalsintheirlaboratories;theybelievedthat,ifatalanyyears,itselfofallitsindividualproperties,andwaslefttounderstandanythingon
thefaunicatedtheycalled
thatdisverythesterliquidandpartsolid
”enandonsinordertounderstandthelanguage”theboyasked”youhaveaniaforsilifyingeverything,”ansan,irritated”alcheisaseriousdisciplineeverystephastobefolloasters”theboyleaedthattheliquidpartofthesterhatitcuredallillnesses;italsokeptthealchestfrorohesolidparthephilosophersstone
”itsnoteasytofindthephilosophersstone,”saidtheenglishn”thealchestsspentyearsintheirlaboratories,observingthefirethatpurifiedthetalstheyspentsochticlosetothefirethatgraduallytheygaveupthevanitiesofthehatthepurificationofthetalshadledtoapurifiselves”
theboythoughtaboutthecrystalrchanthehadsaidthatithingfortheboytocleantheselffroegativethoughtstheboyingre
andrenvincedthatalcheuldbeleaedinonesdailylife”also,”saidtheenglishn,”thephilosophersstonehasafasallsliverofthestonelargequantitiesoftalintogold”
havingheardthat,theboybeyhethoughtthat,epatieneverythingintogoldhereadthelivesofthevariouspeoplewhohadsucceededindoingso:helvetius,elias,fulcanelli,andgebertheyingstories:eachoftheivedouthisdestinytotheendtheytraveled,spokeen,perfordraclesfortheincredulous,andohephilosophersstoneandtheelixiroflifebutepletelylostthere
draructions,andobscuretexts
”akethingssoplicated”heaskedtheenglishnonenighttheboyhadnoticedthattheenglishnissedhisbooks
”sothatthoseagineif
everyoneingleadintogoldgoldsvalue
”itsonlythoseasterwork
thatshereintheddleofthedesertieekingatruealchestetodecipherthedes”
”en”theboyasked
”nycenturiesago”
”theydidnthavetheprintingpressinthosedays,”theboyargued”therewasnowayforeverybodytoknoyheyusesuchstrangelanguage,anydrawings”theenglishndidntansdirectlyhesaidthatforthepastfewdayshehadbeenpayingattentiontohohecaravanoperated,butthathehadntleaedanythingnehinghehadnotiorefrequent
thenonedaytheboyretuedthebookstotheenglishn”didyouleaanything”theenglishnasked,eagertohearightbeheneededsoootalktosoastoavoidthinkingaboutthepossibilityofwar
”ileaedthatthehatandsthatsoulcanalsounderstandthelanguageofthingsileaedthatnyalchestsrealizedtheirdestinies,andoveringthesoulofthehephilosophersstone,andtheelixiroflife”but,aboveall,ileaedthatthesethingsareallsosilethattheyuldbetenonthesurfaceofanerald”
theenglishnagicsyols,thestrangewordsandthelaboratoryequipntnoneofthishaddeaniressionontheboyhissoulstbetoopritivetounderstandthosethings,hethoughthetookbaaheirbags
”gobacktoeanything,either”
theboyplatingthesilenals
”everyonehashisorheroself”hiseas
ne,noeashisbutforthat”
theoreandre
frequently,andthecaldrivereagoodfriendoftheboysexplainedthatthewarbethetribeshadalreadybegunthecaravanoreachtheoasistheanilsentalkedangtheelveslessandlessthesilenceheeregroanofacalhingbutthe
groanofacalnoightsignalaraid
theednottobeverynceedhthethreatofwar
”ilive,”hesaidtotheboy,astheyateabunchofdatesonenight,oon”eat
