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Comparing Santiago And The Alchemist

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During this section, the narrator introduces the reader to the Englishman. The Englishman spent a decade searching for the language of the universe. Before that he studied Esperanto and different religions, he then came across alchemy. That of which he believes is the key to everything. He finds an alchemist hoping that they’d reveal their secrets, however, they don’t tell him anything. Now he plans to travel to Al-Fayoum to meet an alchemist that can turn any metal into gold. The Englishman and Santiago meet as they both plan to travel in the caravan. Santiago reveals Urim and Thummim (the magic eight ball stones from the previous section) and the Englishman tell him that he the same ones. The Englishman reveals that the stones are the items
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