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Alchemist Flashcards

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Santiago

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Protagonist, shepherd who travels from Andalusia to the pyramids for his treasure.

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Alchemist

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A mysterious character thought to be 200 years old, can turn lead into gold and cure any illness

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Englishman

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A man that spent decades looking for a helpful alchemist to learn and hopefully obtain the Philosopher stone and the Elixir of Life.

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Fatima

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The true love to Santiago, a woman in the Oasis who is waiting for Santiago to complete his personal legend

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Melchizedek

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The king of Salem who encourages Santiago to pursue his personal legend to the pyramids with examples of people who didn’t

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Crystal merchant

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A merchant who helps Santiago in a rough time when Santiago was robbed by the boy at the market place

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Gypsy

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A teller of dreams, Santiago went to her to figure out what his dream meant about going to the pyramids. She asked for 1 tenth of his treasure.

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Bar owner

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The man who warns Santiago about the boy at Tangier

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Andalusia

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Where the exposition of the story takes place

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Mecca

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The place where the crystal merchant wants to travel to (his personal Legend) but he has fear of realizing his dream

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Al-Foyoum

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Where Santiago meets the Alchemist and Fatima

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Salem

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King Melchezidek is the king of Salem

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Tangier

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Is the first location of Santiago’s journey

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Tarifa

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A town in the Andalusia where the exposition takes place

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Sahara desert

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Santiago and the Alchemist travel across the Sahara to reach the pyramids

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Elixir of Life

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A so called magic potion that can heal any illness

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Master Work

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To have the Master work is the being an alchemist all together

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Emerald Tablet

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Contains the rules of being an an alchemist

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Ruin and Thummin

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Meaning yes and no…

Santiago kept these to rocks black and white to help him make some decisions

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Philosopher stone

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A stone that can turn lead into gold

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Language of the world

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A language that can be understand by anyone, yet without actually understanding the language.

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Personal Legend

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Something you were born to do, something you were meant to accomplish.

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Principle of Favorability

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Relates to “beginners luck”

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