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“I knew a beekeeper with 70 years of experience. He used an old slow cooker to melt his wax. He set it low and just let it do it’s work. When it all melted, he would just turn the slow cooker off and let it cool on its own. As it cooled, it would contract and draw away from the sides of the pot and would just fall out. He said that most of the trash and such would float after it melted and he would

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