The Black Pullet by Anonymous

The Secrets of Magic

A framed travel-and-initiation tale in which a European captive is taught a secret practical magic tradition by a mysterious Eastern adept; the narrative mixes adventure with a grimoire’s instructions for crafting talismans, conjuring and binding spirits, making a wondrous black hen that lays gems, producing magical rings and amulets, finding hidden treasures, and using ritual words, symbols, and powders to bend supernatural forces to the operator’s will.

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