The King's Royal Alchemic Research Log, Volume 7, Entry 2   I took a reprieve from my work to clean my instruments and gather ingredients. Alas, it seems that I've neglected a step in my cleaning protocol and damaged some of my oldest flasks, as even precise and well-known procedures are returning wildly unpredictable results. A shame; some of this glassware has been with me longer than either of my marriages. --- ...