The Case of Charles Dexter Ward · Character
Borellus
An alchemist whose works were studied by Joseph Curwen.
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First appearance: ii an antecedent and a horror
Borellus shows up with force in Epigraph. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Author of the quoted passage on preserving essential salts and raising shapes from ashes.
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