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“They were esoteric, focused their efforts on nature,

healing, and chemistry,” Nick added.

“Impressive. They are rumored to have made incredible

breakthroughs, including gaining mastery in alchemy and,

most famously, creating the philosopher’s stone.”

“Like Harry Potter?” Kelly asked.

“No,” Alex said, her voice cold. “Not like Harry Potter.”

“Get to the point a little faster,” Nick urged.

“The point is, those are myths and legends, but the reality

behind them is true. The Rosicrucians made valuable advances

with their equations and formulas. They could cure illnesses

in the Middle Ages we could onlyhopeto fight against today.

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There are even contemporary sources that imply they were

able to cure cancer.”

“The Rosicrucians had a cure for cancer?” JD asked. He’d

pulled to his true height as Alex spoke, a look of recognition

dawning on his face. He winced and smacked his forehead.

“They wrote the formulas on gold scrolls to keep them from

being destroyed.”

“Exactly,” Alex said. “He hasn’t lost all that knowledge up

there after al .”

“Golden scrolls?” Nick repeated.

“When the Masons rose to power, they sought to protect

that knowledge. They were at war with the Catholic Church,

who was in the midst of a power grab. The Pope decreed

everything the Rosicrucians had discovered was magic, of the

devil, all that crap. The burgeoning Masonic powers couldn’t

risk the Church obtaining the scrolls and melting them down.

All that knowledge, lost . . .”

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