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| <h6>Author</h6> | ||
| <h1>Paulo Coelho</h1> | ||
| <h6>Brazilian lyricist</h6> | ||
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| He had already spent much of the fortune left to him by his | ||
| father, fruitlessly seeking the Philosopher’s Stone. He had spent | ||
| enormous amounts of time at the great libraries of the world, and | ||
| had purchased all the rarest and most important volumes on | ||
| alchemy. In one he had read that, many years ago, a famous Arabian | ||
| alchemist had visited Europe. It was said that he was more than two | ||
| hundred years old, and that he had discovered the Philosopher’s | ||
| Stone and the Elixir of Life. The Englishman had been profoundly | ||
| impressed by the story. But he would never have thought it more | ||
| than just a myth, had not a friend of his—returning from an | ||
| archaeological expedition in the desert—told him about an Arab | ||
| that was possessed of exceptional powers. | ||
| “He lives at the Al-Fayoum oasis,” his friend had said. “And | ||
| people say that he is two hundred years old, and is able to | ||
| transform any metal into gold.” | ||
| The Englishman could not contain his excitement. He canceled | ||
| all his commitments and pulled together the most important of his | ||
| books, and now here he was, sitting inside a dusty, smelly | ||
| warehouse. Outside, a huge caravan was being prepared for a | ||
| crossing of the Sahara, and was scheduled to pass through AlFayoum. | ||
| I’m going to find that damned alchemist, the Englishman | ||
| thought. And the odor of the animals became a bit more tolerable. | ||
| A young Arab, also loaded down with baggage, entered, and | ||
| greeted the Englishman. | ||
| “Where are you bound?” asked the young Arab. | ||
| “I’m going into the desert,” the man answered, turning back to | ||
| his reading. He didn’t want any conversation at this point. What he | ||
| needed to do was review all he had learned over the years, because | ||
| the alchemist would certainly put him to the test. | ||
| The young Arab took out a book and began to read. The book | ||
| was written in Spanish. That’s good, thought the Englishman. He | ||
| spoke Spanish better than Arabic, and, if this boy was going to AlFayoum, there would be someone to talk to when there were no | ||
| other important things to do. | ||
| “THAT’S STRANGE,” SAID THE BOY, AS HE TRIED ONCE again to read the | ||
| burial scene that began the book. “I’ve been trying for two years to | ||
| read this book, and I never get past these first few pages.” Even | ||
| without a king to provide an interruption, he was unable to | ||
| concentrate. | ||
| He still had some doubts about the decision he had made. But he | ||
| was able to understand one thing: making a decision was only the | ||
| beginning of things. When someone makes a decision, he is really | ||
| diving into a strong current that will carry him to places he had | ||
| never dreamed of when he first made the decision. | ||
| When I decided to seek out my treasure, I never imagined that | ||
| I’d wind up working in a crystal shop, he thought. And joining this | ||
| caravan may have been my decision, but where it goes is going to be | ||
| a mystery to me. | ||
| Nearby was the Englishman, reading a book. He seemed | ||
| unfriendly, and had looked irritated when the boy had entered. | ||
| They might even have become friends, but the Englishman closed | ||
| off the conversation. | ||
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