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Where mud becomes permanent, and your patience either pays off or shatters at 2000 degrees.
Peak heatStoneware fires hotter than flowing lava
Thermal shockHeating too fast explodes pots into shrapnel
Ancient techKilns predate writing by thousands of years
Color magicIdentical glazes shift hue based on oxygen
Slow burnCooling can take longer than the firing