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This is the beginning of his defeat. This is the shaking of the day of Seven Macaw by the twins, named Hunahpu and Xbalanque. They were simply gods. As a result they saw evil in this prideful one who acted according to his own desires before the face of Heart of Sky. Thus the boys said:

"Good shall never come of this. People will never be able to live here on the face of the earth. Thus we will try to shoot him with our blowguns. When he flies over his food, we will shoot him, thus causing him to be afflicted. Then his jade, his gold and silver, his jewels, his glittering things, and all things over which he keeps vigil, will come to an end. "May it be done thus, for people cannot be created where only gold and silver are glory. Then be it so," said the boys. And each one shouldered his blowgun.

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