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Retractio velamenti, sive explicatio symbolorum in tabulis Hierologii, per humilem Fratrum Almericum de Neocastro et revelationibus Mar-Kephae-Bar-Daizan
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The work appears to be a unique manuscript (likely associated with the Georg Kloss collection, as indicated by the frontispiece). Extensive searches across major library catalogs, including the Library of Congress, Internet Archive, and scholarly databases, yielded no record of any published English translation, nor any evidence that this specific Latin manuscript has been edited or translated. It is highly probable that this is a unique, unpublished manuscript.
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This text maps the bridge between the physical world and divine revelation through the lens of ancient alchemy. It forces readers to reconsider the necessity of death and decay as the only path toward spiritual regeneration.