Jiang defines alchemy as the attempt to turn lead into gold or to discover an elixir of youth or immortality.
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"...time. Alchemy is basically trying to find, uh, trying to turn lead into gold. It's trying to find the elixir of youth, um, or..."
"...to be a nerd god and picarda she did she did lead a sin"
"Explain to me why pride leads to laziness, Slav."
"...And then based on the order of your emotions, this then leads to your worldview or your identity. And then that becomes part of..."
"...round to me replied to him then ask if this way leads us to the upward path and i a creature who that you..."
"...this cause is what asgore Matthew Daniel unusual way you've taken lead directly in the end of time to the upward so"
"...having versus wanting i think that's that is mind it really leads guides my imagination i think for for virgil is having uh evil..."
"pleasing siren who in mid -sea leads mariners astray there's so much delight in hearing me i turned aside ulysses although he had longed..."
"...convey emotion to, to like provoke an emotion in you that leads you to a correct path. So, um, I mean, what I think..."
"...hell's broad jaws to guide him in his going. I shall lead him just as far as where I teach can reach. But tell..."
"...have you feel still more surprised he who is guide who leads my eyes on highest that same virgil from whom you derived the..."
"...that worthy soul gave his ascent those two were in the lead i walked alone behind them listening to their colloquy which taught me..."
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