How To Increase The Weight Of Gold
Take your bar of Gold and rub it
long and carefully with thin Silver, until the Gold absorbs the
quantity of Silver that you require. Then prepare a strong solution of
Brimstone and Quicklime. Now put the Gold into a vessel with a wide
mouth. Now let them boil until the Gold attains the right color, and
you have it, but do not use this knowledge for an ill purpose.
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