Henley: To perform transmutations, we use glyphs. For example, say I want to calcify an element—
Anataeus (Student): You’d place a glyph of calcification on the board and move the element you want to calcify over it.
Henley: Anataeus! I mean— yes, that’s correct, but at least let me get through the explanation first!
Anataeus (Student): I got all the explanation I needed.

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Anataeus (Student): It’s quite fast, this glyph.
Henley: Yes, welcome to modern alchemical engineering. 
Anataeus (Student): How many transmutations are available as glyphs?
Henley: Most of the common ones, so far.
Henley: There’s ongoing research to develop more, which you would know about if you paid any attention to recent developments in your field.