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The universal panacea (PAN-uh-see-uh), one of the goals sought by many alchemists, was a remedy that would cure all diseases and prolong life indefinitely. Sought by many alchemists as a connection to the Elixir of Life and the Philosopher's Stone, a mythical substance which would enable the transmutation of common metals into gold.

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