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128 JUAN FRANCISCO BLANCO Had the children arrived too late to be healed? Were their injuries too severe? Was the blood that they had lost too much for Bardala and Tital to rescue them from Yum Cimil’s grip of death? For the first time, Bardala felt unsure. Tital’s hands felt like two hot branding irons, as her fingers wrapped around them. Her ears started ringing inside her head, and little beads of sweat formed on her forehead. The air entering her lungs felt hot and sulfurous, and she thought she could hear the voice of the Spirit Huracán. “You HAVE the power! Look at the two children. Only think of the positive energy, and push the negative away. Pull the positive energy towards t