Mesolore/Mesolore - Disc 2.iso/mac/data/Selden.dir/00097_Field_Balloons1.txt

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From the starry Skyband
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descend Lord 1 Motion "Jawbone Mask"
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and Lord 1 Death "Sun."
     Both hold a shield and a spear thrower.
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     Below them, a spear has pierced the summit of
Split Hill of Pectorals and Jade [?], Place of White Powder.
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Year 4 [5?] Reed, Day 2 House is the sacred date.
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From the summit of the Split Hill emerges a red umbilical cord:
Lord 11 Water "Smoking Ballcourt" is born.  He marries
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Lady 7 Eagle "Precious Place-Head"
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     at Place of the Cave of the Human Head.
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Their daughter,
Lady 10 Eagle "Earth Monster-Red and White Strips,"
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marries Lord 4 Eagle "White Ballcourt."
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     His footprints follow him, leading back to his parents,
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     Lord 10 House "Alligator-Jaguar"
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     Lord 10 House "Alligator-Jaguar"
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     and Lady 1 Grass "Jaguar,"
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     and Lady 1 Grass "Jaguar,"
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          rulers of the River of the Serpent (Yute Coo ).
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A daughter is born to Lady 10 Eagle and Lord 4 Eagle:
Lady 8 Rabbit "Sun Headdress."
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[Now the story of Lady 8 Rabbit's future husband is told]
At the foaming River of the Bird,
     of the Bundled Reeds/Tortillas, of the Axe,
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beside the strings of jade beads, are seated
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Lord 10 Lizard "Old Man"
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and Lord "Earth Monster Mask."
     Both wear tobacco gourds on their backs.
     Both pour powdered offerings from their hands.
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Then, at the River of the Plucked Feathers (Apoala),
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Lord 10 Flint "Earth Monster Mask" presents a Lizard-faced Stone
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Lord 10 Flint "Earth Monster Mask" presents a Lizard-faced Stone
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and Lord 10 Lizard "Old Man" presents a Rain-faced Stone
     to the rulers of Apoala:
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Lord 5 Wind "Rain Face, Descended from the Skyband,"
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and Lady 9 Alligator "Rain Face, Quetzal Spiderweb."
     Her words spiral out to Lord 10 Lizard's offering.
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[This meeting is followed by the birth of Lord 2 Grass]
Within the River of the Alligator Head and the Jaguar Head
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is a Precious Stone, a Jaguar-faced Stone, a Stone of Flames.
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Beside the River of the Alligator Head and the Jaguar Head
is seated Lord 10 Lizard "Old Man."
     He makes a powdered offering to a red and white bundle,
     a green grass knot, and a Rain-faced Stone.
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Across the river, on the other bank,
is seated Lord 10 Flint "Earth Monster Mask."
     He makes a powdered offering to a red and white bundle,
     a green grass knot, and a Lizard-faced Stone.
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Within the River of the Alligator Head and the Jaguar Head,
from the Place of Flames (Achiutla),
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emerges a great Tree, entwined by the coils
     of the Cloud Serpent and the Star Serpent.
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     From a cleft in its Trunk is born
Lord 2 Grass "Serpent Skull Headdress."
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Year 10 Reed is the sacred date.
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Lord 2 Grass is born beneath starry Skybands
and a gold pectoral and a precious vessel of gold.
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To the side are an eagle in a golden vessel,
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     a yawi in a golden vessel,
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     and a hand reaching for a flint blade.
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Other Lords are also born at this time:
     Lord 1 Eagle "Watery Hair,"
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     Lord 3 Water "Maguey,"
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     Lord 5 Motion "Eagle,"
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     Lord 5 Deer "Turkey,"
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     Lord 5 Lizard "Rain Face,"
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     and Lord 5 Eagle "Rain Face."
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Year 10 Reed, Day 4 Deer is the sacred date.
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At Smoking Temple of the Spiderweb,
within the Enclosure of White Powder and the Spiral of Blood,
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are married Lord 2 Grass "Serpent Skull Headdress"
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and Lady 8 Rabbit "Sun Headdress."
     Her footprints follow her, leading back to her parents,
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     Lord 4 Eagle "White Ballcourt" and
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     Lady 10 Eagle "Earth Monster-Red and White Strips,"
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          rulers of Place of the Cave of the Human Head.
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A son is born to Lord 2 Grass and Lady 8 Rabbit:
Lord 10 Reed "Fiery Eagle."
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Year 2 Flint, Day 3 Rain is the sacred date.
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Within the temple enclosure
Lord 10 Lizard "Old Man," wearing a tobacco gourd,
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     ties the Sacred Bundle of the Woman's Head.
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The Sacred Bundle of the Eye
     (one of the twenty bundles created at this time)
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         is tied by Lord 3 Flower "Old Man," wearing a tobacco gourd
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Also within the temple enclosure are
     a Sacred Bundle of the Rain,
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     a sacred bundle with a cornstalk and strips of jaguar skin,
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     a stack of brown reeds/tortillas [?],
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     a stack of green logs [?],
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     a corn serpent,
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     and a flaming bowl of coals, like a red corn cob.
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To these, Lord 10 Flint "Earth Monster Mask"
     makes a  powdered offering.
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Lord 10 Reed "Fiery Eagle" watches all, seated
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before the Temple of the Alligator Mask at Foot of
     the Temple Platform (Sachio ?).
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Year 5 Reed, Day 6 Death is the sacred date.
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Within the temple enclosure
Lord 10 Reed "Fiery Eagle" gestures and speaks
     to a series of offerings:
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     an axe of copper, an axe of flint,
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     a folded shining cord, a looped cord,
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     a vessel filled with blood,  a vessel containing a heart,
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     a red disk, a white disk,
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     a black bag, a vessel of white powder,
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     a lizard-headed bag filled with feathers,
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         a feathered head, a feathered arm,
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     a black eagle's head, a white eagle's head,
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     a mountain lion in a cage,
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     a jaguar in a cage,
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     a grey eagle in a cage,
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         a white eagle in a cage,
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     a bloody ├▒uhu-head spear, a shield, and a sacred bundle.
[?Lord 10 Reed "Fiery Eagle" then takes these offerings on a
journey.  The places he visits are:]
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Hill of the [?Cave of the] Human Head, ruled by
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Lord 9 Rain "Blood Drinking Jaguar,"
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Place of the Grey Disk [Copal?], ruled by
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Lord 8 Dog "Alligator-He Who Holds Up the Skyband,"
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Hill of the Dancing Man (Zahuatlán), ruled by
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Hill of the Dancing Man (Zahuatlán), ruled by
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Lord 4 Grass "Blood Drinking Eagle,"
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The Foot of The Temple Platform (Sachio ), ruled by
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Lord 2 Rabbit, "Grey Eagle, Born from an Alligator,"
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Hill of the Place of the Red [Century?] Plant, ruled  by
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Lord 10 Grass "Stone Shield,"
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Hill of the Place of the Arrow (And├║a), ruled by
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Lord 10 Vulture "Golden Eagle,"
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Place of the Man Who Points to the Sky, ruled by
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Place of the Man Who Points to the Sky, ruled by
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Lord 5 Serpent
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and Lord 4 House,
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Hill of the White Alligator Skin [?], ruled by
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Lord 10 Reed
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and Lord 1 Vulture,
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Place of the Earth Monster, ruled by
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Lord 7 Jaguar,
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and Lord 5 Rain,
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Hill of the Place of the Seated Priest, ruled by
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Lord 10 Motion "Flinted Eagle,"
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Place of the Hill of the Jaguar Skin Collar, ruled by
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Place of the Hill of the Jaguar Skin Collar, ruled by
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Lord 10 Dog
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and Lord 10 Monkey,
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Place of the Deer, Hill of the Axe, ruled by
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 Lord 2 Wind "Jaguar,"
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Bent Town (Teozacoalco),
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and Hill of the Place (Mouth) of the Wings.
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In the Year 8 Flint, on the Day 9 House,
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at Hill of Grass, Place of the Half-Bow,
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Lord 10 Reed "Fiery Eagle"  is seated.
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At Hill of the Wings
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Lord 10 Reed "Fiery Eagle" gestures
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     to two golden [rectangles] and a green mound.
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Year 9 House, Day 7 Eagle is the sacred date.
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Within the temple enclosure,
Lord 10 Reed [Fiery Eagle],
     wearing a tobacco gourd on his back,
     wearing a speckled xicolli, offers incense
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          before the sacred bundle of the Temple
          of Hill of the Place of Sand, City of Clouds (Jaltepec).
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[The founding of the First Dynasty of Jaltepec]
Lord 10 Reed "Fiery Eagle" marries
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Lady 2 Lizard "Red and White Enclosure at the Foot of Venus"
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in the Year 12 Flint, on the Day 7 Deer.
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     The bride's footprints follow her, leading to her parents,
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     Lord 5 Flower "Warband Ballcourt " and
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     Lord 5 Flower "Warband Ballcourt " and
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     Lady 5 Flower "Precious Mouth-Hand with Rod,"
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          rulers of Hill of the Flowering Tree.
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Lord 10 Reed and Lady 2 Lizard have a son,
Lord 3 Rain "Ballcourt with Lines."
     Wearing a penitence cord around his body,
     he offers incense within the temple enclosure,
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          before the sacred bundle of the Temple
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          of Hill of the Place of Sand, City of Clouds (Jaltepec).
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Lord 3 Rain "Ballcourt with Lines" marries
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Lady 7 Death "Fiery Feather Fan."
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Before them is a knot, a bundle of feathers, and a red xicolli.
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     The bride's footprints lead back to her parents,
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     Lord 1 Serpent  "Clearly Seen Ballcourt"
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     and Lady  8 Flint "Motion,"
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          rulers of  Grey Hill of the Water Spiral.
[Here ends the First Dynasty of Jaltepec.  No heir of Lord 3
Rain and Lady 7 Death inherits the polity.]
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[The founding of the Second Dynasty of Jaltepec]
From the Temple Platform of the Flowering Tree (Suchixtlán),
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Lady 10 Deer "Jaguar Quechquemitl"
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and Lord 8 Wind "Twenty Red Eagles"
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     send their daughter Lady 9 Wind "Flint Quechquemitl"
     to make offerings within the temple enclosure
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          before the sacred bundle of the Temple
          of Hill of the Place of Sand, City of Clouds (Jaltepec).
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Lady 9 Wind "Flint Quechquemitl-Precious Skull" marries
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her nephew, Lord 10 Eagle "Stone Jaguar"
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in the Year 3 House, on the Day 10 Deer.
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     The groom's footprints lead back to his parents,
     Lord 10 Flower "Burned Face"
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         and Lady 2 Serpent "Feathered Serpent"
          [sister to Lady 9 Wind "Flint Quechquemitl."]
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          They are rulers of Black Town (Tilantongo).
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Three sons are born to Lady 9 Wind and Lord 10 Eagle:
     Lord 1 Reed "Clearly Seen Ballcourt,"
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     Lord 12 Water "Plumed Eagle,"
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     and Lord 3 Rain "Rain Face, Breath of Copal."
          All wear the face paint of the captive, hold banners of
          war, wear the headdress of sacrifice.
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In the Year 9 House,  on the Day 8 Vulture,
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with burial mask, feathered staff, shield, and spear,
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[these sons are buried] at Temple of the Skull (Chalcatongo).
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A fourth child is born to Lady 9 Wind and Lord 10 Eagle,
Lady 6 Monkey  "Serpent Quechquemitl." She is instructed by
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Lord 10 Lizard "Old Man-Precious Axe."
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In the Year 4 House, on the Day 4 Wind,
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before the Hill of the Place of Sand, City of Clouds (Jaltepec)
[a battle is fought].
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Lord 10 Eagle "Stone Jaguar" holds the hair of his captive,
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Lord 3 Lizard "Jeweled Hair."
[Lord 3 Lizard is fighting as a champion for another lord;]
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Lord 3 Lizard's footprints follow him from his patron,
Lord 2 Rain "Twenty Jaguars," who makes offerings before
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     Cave of the Pool,
     Place of the Ñuhu and the Precious Heart.
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On the advice of Lord 10 Lizard "Old Man, Plumed Eagle,
     Precious Axe, Spear, Flaming Obsidian Mirror"
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Lady 6 Monkey "Serpent Quechquemitl" meets with
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a ├▒uhu: Lord 6 Vulture "Digging Stick of Bone."
     Lord 6 Vulture speaks to the princess.
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Lady 6 Monkey then goes on a journey;
     she dives into the scaly back of the earth.
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In the Year 5 Reed, on the Day 6 Serpent,
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Lady 6 Monkey travels through the earth
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and arrives at Temple of the Skull (Chalcatongo).
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Before the Temple is seated
Lady 9 Grass "Blood-Star Path Quechquemitl," who speaks
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to Lord 10 Wind "Bloody Jaguar" and
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to Lady 6 Monkey "Serpent Quechquemitl."
     The pair are consulting Lady 9 Grass on their future marriage.
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Offerings are presented:
     a precious head, a precious corncob,
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         a precious necklace, a precious insect,
     a cut shell, a golden necklace,
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     a golden necklace,
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     a red chili,
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     a hand grasping a precious broken checkered baton,
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     a white bone serpent,
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     and a cape, skirt, and star path quechquemitl.
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In the Year 10 Reed, Day 10 Wind,
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a circling dance is held around a drummer:
three elders, god, bride, groom, and goddess hold flowers.
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In the River of Corn [?]
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Lord 11 Wind "Bloody Jaguar"
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and Lady 6 Monkey
     are bathed and are married
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in the Year 12 House, on the Day 7 Flower.
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Gifts are given:
     a red and white garment with a shell,
     two  red and white bands,
     two black-splattered white xicollis,
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     two red xicollis,
     and two bundles of quetzal feathers.
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Before the Hill of the Place of Sand, City of Clouds (Jaltepec)
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Lord 10 Lizard "Old Man, Precious Axe, Plumed Eagle,
     Burning Obsidian Mirror, Spear"
         holds two jewels and a pectoral; he addresses
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Lord 2 Flower "Yawi Eye"
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and Lord 3 Alligator "Precious Bird."
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In the Year 13 Rabbit, on the Day 9 Serpent
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Lord 2 Flower "Yawi Eye" travels on a journey,
     carrying a Sun-Flint Staff in his hand,
     bearing Lady 6 Monkey on his back.
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Lord 3 Alligator "Precious Bird" travels with Lord 2 Flower,
     carrying a Staff with Precious Feathers in his hand,
     carrying a plant bundle at his side.
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At the Hill of the Moon (Yucu Yoo )
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Lord 6 Lizard "Hair-Bent Hill"
         curses  these travelers, shouting [you will die by the] knife!  knife!
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At the Hill of the Insect (Tiyuqu )
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Lord 2 Alligator "Hair-Carrying Rack"
         curses  these travelers, shouting [you will die by the] knife!
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[As a result of these insults,]
Lady 6 Monkey "Serpent Quechquemitl" meets with
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Lady 9 Grass "Star Path Quechquemitl"
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     who sits before the Temple of the Skull (Chalcatongo).
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Between the two women is placed a shield and bloody spear,
     a fire drill base, and a white warband volute.
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Near the Temple of the Skull
a warrior awaits with shield and spear at "Place of the Skull,"
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Near the Temple of the Skull
a warrior awaits with shield and spear at "Place of the Skull,"
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a warrior awaits with shield and spear at "Hill of the Deer."
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a warrior awaits with shield and spear at "Hill of the Deer."
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[A battle is fought:]
Lady 6 Monkey  "Serpent Quechquemitl"
         holds spear and shield and the hair of her captive,
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Lord 6 Lizard "Hair-Bent Hill."
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Lord 2 Alligator is seated behind him, hand to his brow.
     Both lords wear the face paint of the captive.
     Both lords wear the headdress of sacrifice.
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     Their kingdoms,  Hill of the Moon and of the Insect,
          are burning in conquest.
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In the Year 13 Rabbit, on the Days 3 Grass and 4 Reed,
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Lord 2 Alligator "Hair-Carrying Rack" is sacrificed
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     in the enclosure before the Temple
     of Hill of the Place of Sand, City of Clouds (Jaltepec).
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Lord 2 Flower "Yawi Eye"
     carrying a Precious Sun Staff in his hand,
     bearing Lady 6 Monkey on his back,
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and Lord 3 Alligator "Precious Bird"
     carrying a Flint Staff in his hand,
     carrying a plant bundle at his side,
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bring Lord 6 Lizard "Hair-Bent Hill"
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     to be sacrificed before the flint staff, the shield, and the
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     sacred bundle of Temple of the Hill of Blood, Place of
     the Red and White Bundle (Hua Chino ).
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[Due to her victory, Lady 6 Monkey  receives a new name:]
Within the temple enclosure, Lord 2 Flower "Yawi Eye,"
     speaking, holding a bundle of plants and a warband, confers on
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Lady  6 Monkey  "Serpent Quechquemitl"
     a second personal name:  "Warband Quechquemitl."
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Lady  6 Monkey  "Serpent Quechquemitl"
     a second personal name:  "Warband Quechquemitl."
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In the Year 13 Rabbit, on the Day 6 Eagle,
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Lady 6 Monkey "Warband Quechquemitl, Serpent Quechquemitl"
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Lady 6 Monkey "Warband Quechquemitl, Serpent Quechquemitl"
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marries Lord 11 Wind "Bloody Jaguar"
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     at Place of the Red and White Bundle (Hua Chino ).
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Their first son is born in the Year 2 Flint, on the Day 4 Wind.
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He is Lord 4 Wind "Yawi."
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A second son is born in the Year 5 Reed, Day 1 Alligator.
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He is Lord 1 Alligator "Eagle-Ballcourt."
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The first son, Lord 4 Wind "Yawi," marries
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The first son, Lord 4 Wind "Yawi," marries
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Lady 10 Flower "Spiderweb-Ñuhu"
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     at the Place of Flints (Ndu Ñuu'uchi ).
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          The bride's footprints lead back to her parents,
          Lord 8 Deer "Jaguar,"
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              and Lady 13 Serpent "Flowered Serpent,"
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               rulers of Black Town (Tilantongo).
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In the Year 12 Rabbit, on the Day 6 Dog
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Lord 1 Alligator ["Eagle Ballcourt"],
     wearing a penitence cord, body blackened as a priest,
     holds an incense burner and offers tobacco
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          to the sacred bundle of the Temple
          of Hill of the Place Sand, City of Clouds (Jaltepec).
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Lord 1 Alligator "Eagle-Ballcourt"
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in the Year 6 Rabbit, on the Day 5 Deer, marries two women.
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His first bride is Lady 6 Wind  "Jeweled Hair-Fan."
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     Her footprints follow her from her parents,
     Lord 8 Deer and Lady 13 Serpent, Rulers of Tilantongo.
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His second wife is Lady 6 Flint "Precious Yawi Tail."
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From these marriages, three children are born:
First is Lord 5 Lizard "Precious Blood."
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The second child, Lady 12 Alligator, marries
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Lord 6 Rain
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     at the Hill of the Place of Sand (Jaltepec?).
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The third child, Lady 6 Rabbit, marries
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Lord 3 Wind
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     at the Temple of Place of the Earth Monster.
%737
Lord 5 Lizard "Precious Blood" marries
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Lady 4 Rain "Heart-Crossed Strips."
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     Her footprints lead back to her mother,
     Lady 8 Rabbit, ruler of
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          Earth Monster Sweatbath-Red and White Streams.
%732
Three children are born to Lord 5 Lizard and Lady 4 Rain:
The first, Lord 3 Reed "Flowering Tree," marries
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Lady 9 Rain  "Bone-Quetzal Feathers."
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     Her footprints follow her from her homeland,
     Temple in the Valley.
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The second son of Lord 5 Lizard and Lady 4 Rain
is named Lord 1 Rain "Eagle-Skyband."
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The third child of Lord 5 Lizard and Lady 4 Rain,
Lady 3 Flint "Precious Smoke,"  travels to be married
%725
to Lord 8 Rain "Warband Eagle"
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     at Grey Hill of the Water Spiral.
%778
The second son of Lord 5 Lizard and Lady 4 Rain,
Lord 1 Rain "Eagle-Skyband," weds
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The second son of Lord 5 Lizard and Lady 4 Rain,
Lord 1 Rain "Eagle-Skyband," weds
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Lady 2 Alligator "Smoking Spiderweb."
%781
     Her footprints follow her, leading to her parents,
     Lord 6 House "Flint Necklace,"
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          seated at River of the Water Lily,
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     and Lady 7 Grass "Precious Ñuhu Head,"
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          seated at Plain of Crossed Legs.
%785
Lord 1 Rain and Lady 2 Alligator have four sons:
The first, Lord 5 Flower "Eagle-Skyband," marries
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Lady 10 Water "Red Face."
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     Her footprints follow her from her homeland,
          Hill of the Flowering Tree.
%774
The second son of Lord 1 Rain and Lady 2 Alligator,
Lord 12 Grass "White Jaguar," marries
%772
Lady 1 Flower "Quetzal."
%775
Lady 1 Flower "Quetzal."
%773
     Her footprints follow her from her parents,
         Lord 3 Wind "Eye-Jaguar"