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a novel by Eric Melma |
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the teachers were full of
praise for the young De Nostredame. That was very
nice, but the gifted student was not learning very
much from them. His grandfather had already taught
him so much about astrology that it was impossible
for his teachers to add much to it. The disappointed
Michel therefore didn’t expect them to expand his
knowledge much. Fortunately, there was a
three-storey library that was the most beautiful one
he could ever imagine. He liked to pass the time in
there and examine the ancient texts. The teachers
encouraged the genius to research related areas.
They instructed Mr. Grimbert, the librarian who, due
to some illness, was always shivering, to gather
together a list of books for the student. Grimbert
has set up the literature in a separate part of the
library where the young man could go about his
business without being disturbed. Michel devoured
the stack of documents in a short time. Aside from a
few works by Grandfather, the only book he had
studied in depth was the Bible, and the change of
fare was very welcome. In the end, there was really
only one manuscript that really spoke to him. This
was an essay about alchemy. It seemed like a cliché,
but who didn’t see images of an old, bearded wizard,
performing strange experiments in a dusty old lab
when they heard the word alchemy. The book
contradicted his preconceived notions and he wanted
to go more deeply into the subject matter. In the
manuscript in question, it said that alchemy was
introduced in Spain by the Arabs after the crusades,
and so he scrutinized the Spanish department for
days on end. During his search he came upon an
eye-catching article, written by Artephius in the
twelfth century, entitled: “The art of increasing
the lifespan of man.” The Spanish article was
written in Latin, which he was familiar with.
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