Alchemical Symbolism in the VMS

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"Burnt water" is something like a preform of "aqua vitae" (if you define "aqua vitae" as edible):

"The term was used by the 14th-century alchemist John of Rupescissa, who believed the then newly discovered substance of ethanol to be an imperishable and life-giving "fifth essence" or quintessence, and who extensively studied its medical properties.

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