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So they left what they were eating. For along time they kept their heads down.

Then the devil yelled after them, saying to them, "Order those who carry you, the eight calpullis, say to them, 'We won't go. Instead, we'll turn back here.'"

When they had told them this, the seven houses were very sad. When they had given them their orders, the eight calpullis said, "Our dear lords, where will you go? We will carry you, oh lords." But again they said to them, "No. You will go alone."

Thus they retook their journey, leaving the eight calpulli under the tree that was there long ago. On their way, as they continued traveling, they came upon some demons, fallen under a huge pot, some under a mezquite.

They were called the Mimixcohua. The first man was named Xiuhneltzin. The second was named Mimitzin, and the third was their older sister.

Again the devil Huitzilopochtli said to them,

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cristobal -oldfordham

I'm not sure about family relation words, so someone may want to check "hueltiuh."