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- Cry a lot. Collect your teardrops.
- Boil the lacrimal, or tear fluid until salt grains start to form at the bottom.
- Pour the supersaturated fluid into a clean glass container.
- Dip a piece of cotton string into the fluid, hanging the string from a stick resting on top of the container.
- Place the container in a shaded, cool place. Protect it from vibrations.
- A crystal will slowly grow around the string.