[Ed laughs a little, flipping the notebook open. Looking at it, it doesn't really seem all that extraordinary nor does it seem to pertain to alchemy. Most people would read through it and find it to be nothing more than a detailed travel log, never realizing what it really is. All alchemists write their research notes in code, some are more difficult than others. The code Ed writes in? Good luck ever figuring it out, even Al can't crack it.
He flips past everything until he finds a blank page and pulls out a pen. While he speaks he starts to sketch out a simple transmutation circle, writing some notes below it about each line and rune and how the circle worked as a whole.]
Most of what I know I taught myself, but I did have a teacher. My little brother and I both studied under her for a little over a year. The most important thing she ever taught us wasn't a formula or technique. It wasn't something a lot of people consider when they learn alchemy, but understanding it, really understanding it is critical.
[And then above the circle he sketched he writes in all caps, "ONE IS ALL, ALL IS ONE."]
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He flips past everything until he finds a blank page and pulls out a pen. While he speaks he starts to sketch out a simple transmutation circle, writing some notes below it about each line and rune and how the circle worked as a whole.]
Most of what I know I taught myself, but I did have a teacher. My little brother and I both studied under her for a little over a year. The most important thing she ever taught us wasn't a formula or technique. It wasn't something a lot of people consider when they learn alchemy, but understanding it, really understanding it is critical.
[And then above the circle he sketched he writes in all caps, "ONE IS ALL, ALL IS ONE."]
One is all, all is one.