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Ripley's Twelve Gates

This text has been modernised by Adam McLean from the 1591 edition of The Compound of Alchymy.
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The First Gate - Calcination
The Second Gate - Solution
The Third Gate - Separation
The Fourth Gate - Conjunction
The Fifth Gate - Putrefaction
The Sixth Gate - Congelation
The Seventh Gate - Cibation
The Eighth Gate - Sublimation
The Ninth Gate - Fermentation
The Tenth Gate - Exaltation
The Eleventh Gate - Multiplication
The Twelfth Gate - Projection
The Recapitulation

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