she threw some vinegar
on the horseshoe to remove
the rust, this was going to take
seven days...she sat on an oak
wood chair and studied Theophrastus
Paracelsus. The Water-Stone of The Wise
Men, describing the matter of, and manner how
to attain the universal Tincture.

telegram from her
attorney arrived concerning
the sulphur of cinnabar and the
Red Lion,

The telegram...

"Let it purify a month
in horse dung, add fire
of the first degree for five
days and nights. Take the
lion in the pelican which also
is found at first, when you see
its tincture, that is to say, the element
of fire which stands above the water, the
air, and the earth. Sweeten this with the alcohol
of wine poured over it, and then distill in an alembic
until you perceive no acidity to remain in the Aqua Regia.
This Oil of the Sun, enclosed in a retort hermetically
sealed, you must place for elevation that it may be
exalted and doubled in its degree.Take the vitriol of
Venus, carefully prepared according to the rules of
Spagyric Art; and add thereto the elements of water
and air which you have reserved. Resolve, and set to
putrefy for a month according to instructions. When the
putrefaction is finished, you will behold the sign of the
elements. Separate, and you will soon see two colours,
namely, white and red. The red is above the white.  The
red tincture of the vitriol is so powerful that it reddens all
white bodies, and whitens all red ones, which is
wonderful.

Work upon this
tincture by means
of a retort, and you
will perceive a blackness
issue forth. Treat it again by
means of the retort, repeating
the operation until it comes out whitish"...

Seven days later, a blackish gunk rose from the horseshoe, she rinsed the horseshoe in water and oiled it to prevent rusting again...she made the sign of the cross with a fox's tail...