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graâ—_n ocato_fw-la â—_o all_o tiempo_fw-it del_fw-it comer_n le_fw-fr assistian_n algunos_fw-es indios_fw-es truane_n que_fw-fr le_fw-fr desian_n gracias_fw-la y_fw-es otros_fw-la que_fw-fr le_fw-fr cantavan_fw-mi y_fw-mi bailavan_fw-mi por_fw-mi que_fw-la el_fw-es motezuma_n era_fw-la mui_o afficionado_n a_o placer_fw-la y_o aquello_n mandava_fw-fr there_fw-mi de_fw-fr los_fw-la relieve_v y_fw-fr jarros_fw-fr de_fw-fr cacao_n that_o be_v they_o bring_v in_o the_o several_a sort_n of_o fruit_n which_o they_o have_v in_o their_o country_n but_o they_o eat_v but_o a_o very_a little_a of_o they_o and_o that_o but_o leisurely_o and_o at_o interval_n they_o bring_v some_o in_o cup_n of_o fine_a gold_n with_o a_o certain_a drink_n make_v of_o the_o cacao_n itself_o which_o they_o say_v be_v effectual_a to_o provoke_v lustful_a desire_n towards_o woman_n as_o they_o tell_v we_o in_o their_o language_n in_o which_o we_o admire_v nothing_o more_o then_o that_o they_o bring_v in_o above_o 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