The Alchemist’s Secret. Scott Mariani

Copyright

      This novel is entirely a work of fiction. The names, characters and incidents portrayed in it are the work of the author’s imagination. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, events or localities is entirely coincidental.

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      Source ISBN: 9781847560797

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       Version: 2018-06-22

Dedication

      To Marco, Miriam and Luca

      ‘Seek, my Brother, without becoming discouraged; the task is hard, I know, but to conquer without danger is to triumph without glory.’

      The Alchemist Fulcanelli