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One goddess cried tears of this substance for 52 years after being accused by another god of faking her feelings. This substance (-5[1])is essential for one god in order to keep his brothers and sisters in the sky away. After retrieving bones from the underworld, (*) Quetzalcoatl (“ket-zal-kwahtl”) mixed them with this 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 in ritual Aztec sacrifice. (10[1])■END■

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