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I spend long hours in my laboratory, crafting neo-Victorian steampunk curiosities from found objects and antiquities. So seize your goggles, set your pocketwatches, and embark on a steam-driven journey back to a time that never was.
Web site: http://nullalux.etsy.com
Emily Beighley
Theriaca, originally invented as an antidote against snake venom and later used as a preventative panacea, was a medical concoction made of opium, flesh of viper and a large number of other ingredients. Treacle comes from the Greek term theriaka, which refers to ancient bestiaries about dangerous beasts and their bites. The production of a proper theriaca took months with all the collection and fermentation of herbs and other ingredients, and it took years to mature.
Theriaca fina (literally, "fine treacle") is an anachronistic antidote for that which ails our age. My workshop contains antique brass pipework, gears and springs, organs and specimens in various liquid-filled jars or terrariums, whimsical iron birdcages, countless sepia photographs and well-worn journals, and all manner of clockworks. There's a row of ominous-looking bottles holding various chemicals and solutions, and a shelf filled with the compasses, dials, and gauges used to maintain precise control over the elements. Set your anachronometer and join me on a journey to the Isle of Ne'erwas.
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