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celestial_a water_n which_o reduce_v our_o body_n into_o a_o spirit_n be_v the_o chief_a mystery_n of_o this_o art_n in_o eluc_n pag._n 212._o vol._n 1._o th._n chym._n for_o without_o these_o menstruum_n thing_n heterogeneous_a can_v never_o be_v perfect_o mix_v coral_n though_o never_o so_o fine_o pulverise_v can_v be_v mix_v with_o the_o pure_a powder_n of_o pearl_n yea_o gold_n mix_v not_o with_o silver_n much_o less_o with_o body_n less_o perfect_a though_o both_o be_v melt_v together_o the_o particle_n of_o each_o do_v indeed_o touch_v one_o another_o in_o their_o extreme_a part_n be_v in_o a_o mass_n or_o heap_n consist_v of_o thing_n heterogeneous_a yet_o they_o be_v and_o do_v remain_v all_o distinct_a unblemished_a and_o unaltered_a in_o their_o figure_n and_o property_n no_o otherwise_o than_o as_o a_o heap_n compose_v of_o barley_n and_o oat_n but_o in_o the_o more_o secret_a chymy_n there_o be_v no_o body_n no_o heterogeneity_n but_o what_o have_v its_o own_o peculiar_a 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