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In the middle of the opening they saw, by the light of a low fire, a small cone-shaped hut. Beside it stood a gigantic figure painted and adorned with shells, feathers, rattlesnake skins, and necklaces of bone. "Come back," whispered Payuchi, his teeth chattering with fear. "It is Chinigchinich himself; he will see us, and we shall die." "No," answered Nopal, "it is only Nihie, the medicine man.
Payuchi shivered and drew a long breath. "We must get away now; Nihie will be back soon to get the offerings," said Nopal. "But first we must offer our gifts, or Chinigchinich will be angry," said Payuchi.
While Nihie held it up, the men circled round once again, this time more rapidly, and as they passed the medicine man, each gave a spring into the air, shooting an arrow upward with all his force. When the last man had disappeared under the trees, Nihie replaced the skin in the temple, put out the fire, and, singing a kind of chant, he led the men back to their jacals. The boys stood up.
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