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body. They sat him facing west, in the carved stone on the small construction platform. Four warriors painted blue, black, red and white, climbed into the four stairs, with a torch and a lit brazier; they knelt facing the four cardinal points and began to sing a prayer in a strange language, which Night Eagle could not identify.

The prayer rather seemed a chant, with four tones which are monotonously repeated, creating an atmosphere of great spiritual strength. Later he was taken to the arch arrow shaped, on the right side of the building presiding over the plaza. They slowly climbed the steps, the moonlight seemed that to make the stones shine with own light, walked down the aisle and at the Arch entrance, invited him to enter.

The man painted in white told Night Eagle, to stand motionless and to get rid of all thoughts. The small space was upholstered with fragrant herbs and copal was burned.

The night was cool and quiet; the absolute silence was only broken by a sweet and mysterious whistle, which from time to time, harmoniously played like a beautiful prayer. Night Eagle quickly fell asleep or passed onto a deep trance state.

When he opened his eyes he realized he was at the top of a four level tower. He clung immediately and vertigo rapidly ran though his back, leaving a trail of cold sweat. Looked below carefully and realized that he was in an unknown place, a great nine body pyramid, with a building at the top, and five large entrances. He then looked to the north and far in the distance appeared the mesmerizing horizon line, a green plain, as a motionless sea.

To the south was the mountain range with all shades of green, something in him was excited with the mountains. He was contemplating a wonderful landscape, when part of the cornice