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been feasting upon the green tops of the sugar cane during their visit to Tierra Caliente, and were so weakened by this heating food, that they were quite exhausted before we reached Chălcŏ, although that town is not more than eleven leagues from Cŏcŏyōc. We were therefore compelled to give them a night of repose and hard food, after which we reached Mexico at an early hour on the following morning. (March 5.)
