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these sacrifices sustained the cosmic cycle: Maize became blood, and blood was...
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Tom Standage
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An Edible History of Humanity
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these sacrifices sustained the cosmic cycle: Maize became blood, and blood was then transformed back into maize. Sacrificial victims were referred to as "tortillas for the gods.
( Tom Standage )
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