Magic
Refinement is the step on the process that follows sublimation. The Work, once thought successful, has encountered a setback. Problems have been discovered only after the work has started. Perhaps the material wasn't refined enough. Perhaps the directions weren't followed. Perhaps what we thought was gold was pyrite, or copper may have been bronze. Whatever the cause, the time has come to step back, reconsider in light of the new data, and try again.