The boy's verypresence in the shop was an omen, and, as time passed and money waspouring into the cash drawer, he had no regrets about having hired the boy.The boy was being paid more money than he deserved, because themerchant, thinking that sales wouldn't amount to much, had offered the boya high commission rate. If it were, hewould already have heard of it.\"And what do you do in Salem?\" he insisted.\"What do I do in Salem?\" The old man laughed. They called that discoverythe Master Workit was part liquid and part solid.\"Can't you just observe men and omens in order to understand thelanguage?\" the boy asked.\"You have a mania for simplifying everything,\" answered the Englishman,irritated. The I'm used to theway I am.\"The boy didn't know what to say. But maybe I'llnever have another chance to get to the Pyramids in Egypt. The rest is up to Allah, including the danger.\"And he concluded by saying the mysterious word: \"Maktub.\"\"You should pay more attention to the caravan,\" the boy said to theEnglishman, after the camel driver had left. But an old king sometimes has totake some pride in himself.\" *How strange Africa is, thought the boy.He was sitting in a bar very much like the other bars he had seen along thenarrow streets of Tangier. He saw to it that all the sheep enteredthrough the ruined gate, and then laid some planks across it to prevent theflock from wandering away during the night. They spoke about mercury, salt, dragons, andkings, and he didn't understand any of it. Something brightreflected from his chest with such intensity that the boy was momentarilyblinded. Paulo Coelho - The Alchemist Page 21 / 94He took his money from his pouch and showed it to the young man. The miner, with all the angerand frustration of his five fruitless years, picked up the stone and threw itaside. Maybe that'swhy they always stay close to me.The only things that concerned the sheep were food and water. He had learned that there werecertain things one shouldn't ask about, so as not to flee from one's owndestiny. A shepherd may like to travel, but he should never forget about hissheep.The old man looked at the boy and, with his hands held together, madeseveral strange gestures over the boy's head. He was going to be able to save thelittle money he had because of a dream about hidden treasure!\"Well, interpret the dream,\" he said.\"First, swear to me. It was the time of day when all of Spain slept duringthe summer. When he's anold man, he's going to spend a month in Africa. Like. \"Even if you cleaned my crystal for an entire yeareven if you earned a good commission selling every piece, you would stillhave to borrow money to get to Egypt. You can see the PDF demo, size of the PDF, page numbers, and direct download Free PDF of 'The Alchemist Novel' using the download button. Capture a web page as it appears now for use as a trusted citation in the future. All they ever do, really, islook for food and water. \"When he was a child, that man wanted to travel, too. *The men climbed the hill, and they were tired when they reached the top.But there they saw a crystal shop that offered refreshing mint tea. Download Free PDF. But he would never have thought it more than just a myth, hadnot a friend of hisreturning from an archaeological expedition in thedeserttold him about an Arab that was possessed of exceptional powers.\"He lives at the Al-Fayoum oasis,\" his friend had said. It was bunched up, and he had hardly thought of it for along time. He had worked hard for a year, andthe omens were that it was time to go.I'm going to go back to doing just what I did before, the boy thought. The priests carried them in a golden breastplate.\"The boy was suddenly happy to be there at the warehouse.\"Maybe this is an omen,\" said the Englishman, half aloud.\"Who told you about omens?\" The boy's interest was increasing by themoment.\"Everything in life is an omen,\" said the Englishman, now closing the journalhe was reading. He had come to the town only to find a woman who couldinterpret his dream. The old man continued, \"You have been areal blessing to me. The lad wandered through the desert forforty days, and finally came upon a beautiful castle, high atop a mountain. There were just drawings, coded instructions, andobscure texts. I can't help you if you feel you've gotenough sheep.\"The boy was getting irritated. He looked at the people in the plaza for awhile; they were coming and going, and all of them seemed to be verybusy.\"So, what is Salem like?\" he asked, trying to get some sort of clue.\"It's like it always has been.\"No clue yet. Yes, the old man hadknown what he was talking about: during the time the boy had spent in the And the solid part was called the Philosopher's Stone.\"It's not easy to find the Philosopher's Stone,\" said the Englishman. Who knows,maybe they had failed to discover the secret of the Master WorkthePhilosopher's Stoneand for this reason kept their knowledge tothemselves.He had already spent much of the fortune left to him by his father, fruitlesslyseeking the Philosopher's Stone. His heart squeezed, as if his chest had suddenlycompressed it. He didn't know the man yet, but his practiced eyewould recognize him when he appeared. They placed the symbolsof the pilgrimage on the doors of their houses. Atnight, as they sat around the fire, the boy related to the driver hisadventures as a shepherd.During one of these conversations, the driver told of his own life.\"I used to live near El Cairum,\" he said. They discovered that the purification ofthe metals had led to a purification of themselves.\"The boy thought about the crystal merchant. The Alchemist a novel by Paulo Coelho. The Alchemist: 25th Anniversary Edition by Paulo Coelho fThe Alchemist: 25th Anniversary Edition PDF The Alchemist: 25th Anniversary Edition by by Paulo Coelho This The Alchemist: 25th Anniversary Edition book is not really ordinary book, you have it then the world is in your hands. Theywent in to drink the tea, which was served in beautiful crystal glasses.\"My wife never thought of this,\" said one, and he bought some crystalhewas entertaining guests that night, and the guests would be impressed bythe beauty of the glassware. Then he realized that he had been distracted for a few moments,looking at the sword. He was going to miss the place and all thegood things he had learned. The sheep hadtaught him that.If God leads the sheep so well, he will also lead a man, he thought, and thatmade him feel better. Read key facts, the plot summary, and important quotes . The Alchemist (Portuguese: O Alquimista) is a novel by Brazilian author Paulo Coelho that was first published in 1988. Paulo Coelho - The Alchemist Page 16 / 94levanter was still getting stronger, and he felt its force on his face. \"Not even the tribal chieftainsare able to see him when they want to. The silence was the worst aspect of the night, when the meregroan of a camelwhich before had been nothing but the groan of acamelnow frightened everyone, because it might signal a raid.The camel driver, though, seemed not to be very concerned with the threatof war.\"I'm alive,\" he said to the boy, as they ate a bunch of dates one night, withno fires and no moon. Buthe was excited at his intuitive understanding of the camel driver's comment:maybe he was also learning the universal language that deals with the pastand the present of all people. The treasure was now nothing but a painful memory, andhe tried to avoid thinking about it.\"I don't know anyone around here who would want to cross the desert justto see the Pyramids,\" said the merchant. The old manwore a breastplate of gold, and he knew about my past. \"And todo that, you need money. Then when he spoke about me he would say that Iam Melchizedek, the king of Salem.He looked to the skies, feeling a bit abashed, and said, \"I know it's thevanity of vanities, as you said, my Lord. A burning bush. Paulo Coelho - The Alchemist Page 29 / 94\"I want to get back to my sheep faster. He has the dream every time he sleeps under a sycamore tree that grows out of the ruins of a church. Melchizedek, the king ofSalem, sat on the wall of the fort that afternoon, and felt the levanterblowing in his face. But hedecided first to buy his bakery and put some money aside. The Alchemist Summary Next Prologue In the Prologue, the alchemist reads a story about Narcissus a youth so fascinated by his own beautiful reflection that he falls into a lake and drowns. He picked up the two stones and putthem back in his pouch. Paulo Coelho - The Alchemist Page 20 / 94fields of Andalusia, he had become used to learning which path he shouldtake by observing the ground and the sky. He quickly pulled his hands away.\"I didn't come here to have you read my palm,\" he said, already regrettinghaving come. When someone sees thesame people every day, as had happened with him at the seminary, theywind up becoming a part of that person's life. There was nothing tohold him back except himself. \"They're only made ofrock crystal, and there are millions of rock crystals in the earth. The way the content is organized There were oases throughout the desert, but the tribesmen foughtin the desert, leaving the oases as places of refuge.With some difficulty, the leader of the caravan brought all his peopletogether and gave them his instructions. Paulo Coelho - The Alchemist Page 44 / 94The book that most interested the boy told the stories of the famousalchemists. But he decided to take a chance. The boy knew what he was about to describe,though: the mysterious chain that links one thing to another, the same chainthat had caused him to become a shepherd, that had caused his recurringdream, that had brought him to a city near Africa, to find a king, and to berobbed in order to meet a crystal merchant, andThe closer one gets to realizing his destiny, the more that destiny becomeshis true reason for being, thought the boy.The caravan moved toward the east. Then he turned to theboy.\"I am proud of you,\" he said. He was afraid to look around, because he knew what hewould find. I don't know how animals know the age of humanbeings.\"\"Tell me more about your dream,\" said the woman. The black signifies 'yes,' and the white 'no.' Oh, if they only knew how different things are justtwo hours by ship from where they are, he thought. After all, he had all his money. They never have to make any decisions, he thought. I'm going to become bitter and distrustful of people because oneperson betrayed me. Paulo Coelho - The Alchemist Page 8 / 94exist. That doesn't happen to just anyone!He was planning as he left the bar. The tea seemed less bitter.\"Who are you?\" he heard a voice ask him in Spanish.The boy was relieved. The boy could see in his father's gaze adesire to be able, himself, to travel the worlda desire that was still alive,despite his father's having had to bury it, over dozens of years, under theburden of struggling for water to drink, food to eat, and the same place tosleep every night of his life. \"When I'm eating, that's all I think about. He must be disguised to avoid encounters withthieves.\"Take these,\" said the old man, holding out a white stone and a black stonethat had been embedded at the center of the breastplate. The boy thanked him, ate it, and went onhis way. I have been told that beauty is the great seducer ofmen.\"The merchant didn't respond, but that afternoon, after saying his prayersand closing the shop, he invited the boy to sit with him and share hishookah, that strange pipe used by the Arabs.\"What is it you're looking for?\" asked the old merchant.\"I've already told you. 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