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Truly they live there within the heavens, there in a place of delight only. O yohualli icahuacan teuctlin popoca ahuiltilon Dios ipalnemohuani: chimalli xochitl in cuecuepontimani in mahuiztli moteca molinian tlalticpac, ye nican ic xochimicohuayan in ixtlahuac itec a ohuaya ohuaya.
The frequent introduction of the particle on is intended to add strength and gravity to the oration. 2. oppan piltihua. Compare this expression with that in v. 22, p. 44. 3. xochimicohuayan, should perhaps be translated, "where the captives to be immolated to the Gods are taken." The xochimique, "those destined to a flowery death" were the captives who were reserved for sacrifice to the gods.
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