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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