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CHAPTER VII

Men shall be given.

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In Tzommolco song now comes to an end.

Without trouble he has become rich;

He has become lord.

His mercy is wonderful.

6

O, little woman, hold speech (give warning),

Mistress of the mist house, from the door hold speech.

Sahagun says of him1:

“He had other names—Ixcozauhqui, ‘Yellow-face,’ and Cuezaltzin, or ‘Flame.’ They called him also Ueueteotl, or ‘Very Old God,’ and they said that the fire was his father. They celebrated his feast at the end of the month called izcalli, and dressed the idol in his robes and ornaments. He wore the robes of a king.”

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