Alchohemy, or the Sofa Catastrophe… and the Philosopher's Stone

"For the exam, we had to create a philosopher’s stone. Of course, no wonderful discoveries were expected from third-year students—so it was enough to make something that at least vaguely resembled it. The task was actually not difficult, but it’s better to do it ahead of time, not at night before submission, when your eyes are sticking together and you only want one thing: to fall onto the bed in an embrace with a pillow.

I got lucky..."