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One goddess cried tears of this substance for 52 years (-5[1])after being accused by another god of faking her feelings. This substance is essential (15[1])for one god in order to keep his brothers and sisters in the sky away. (15[1])After retrieving bones (15[1])from the underworld, (*) Quetzalcoatl (10[1])(“ket-zal-kwahtl”) mixed (10[1])them with this (10[1])substance (10[1])to create humankind. During rituals, walls were often plastered with this substance by Aztecs. (10[1])who believed they must supply the gods with this substance to prevent the end of the world. For 10 points, name this substance which dripped from the heart (10[1])in ritual Aztec sacrifice. (10[1])■END■ (10[1])

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