April 29, 2026

Thaumaturge's Periplus.Sonnet X

X. The Volatile Vitriol

He descends at last to a valley of green fire,Where rivers of acid carve the limestone floor;The fumes arise in a noxious, choking pyre,Against the slamming of the cavern door.The vitriol consumes the base and mean,But leaves the gold of the spirit purified;In pools of emerald and of malachite sheen,The secrets of the universe reside.He dips his hands into the burning flow,And feels the dross of ego strip away;His inner light begins to surge and glow,Bright as the dawning of a cosmic day.The first ten steps are finished, the path is clear,Though the end of the quest is nowhere near.

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