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The position of Lapis among the four elements can be understood because the philosophers' stone is also known as the Quinta Essentia, quintessence or the fifth essence, which contains the qualities of the other four.
In a way it is distinct from them while also a synthesis of all of them.
The position of Lapis among the four elements can be understood because the philosophers' stone is also known as the Quinta Essentia, quintessence or the fifth essence, which contains the qualities of the other four.
In a way it is distinct from them while also a synthesis of all of them.
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