“I do not care for that man.”
\n“Why is that?”
\n“He objectifies women.”
\n“You mean he turns women into objects?”
\n“Yes.”
\n“That’s actually pretty impressive. Can he change objects into women as well, because he would then be a pretty powerful wizard. I can see why people would wish to avoid him.”<\/p>\n
The History of Alchemy<\/strong> I would like to apologize to Alchemists. They have no desire but to enrich themselves, even though the realization of their dream would ultimately devalue gold. But maybe that’s what they want. Maybe they are saying gold is held at too high a value. Those Alchemists are tricky. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" “I do not care for that man.” “Why is that?” “He objectifies women.” “You mean he turns women into objects?” “Yes.” “That’s actually pretty impressive. Can he change objects into women as well, because he would then be a pretty powerful wizard. I can see why people would wish to avoid him.” The History of Alchemy Crossing the same stream twice: Held to be impossible. Turning water into Wine: Purported, failed to be replicated in lab. Turning Miscellaneous Matter to Gold: Failure. Repeated Failure. Turning Coal into Diamonds: Successful. Held to a lower worth due to spite. 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\nCrossing the same stream twice: Held to be impossible.
\nTurning water into Wine: Purported, failed to be replicated in lab.
\nTurning Miscellaneous Matter to Gold: Failure. Repeated Failure.
\nTurning Coal into Diamonds: Successful. Held to a lower worth due to spite.
\nTurning Objects into Women: Failed. Abject Failure.<\/p>\n