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Hey Joe

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2. Read a supposedly true story of the Aztecs

Reply to dalton99a (Original post)

Sat Oct 25, 2025, 07:04 PM

Oct 2025

They poured molten gold down the throat of a Spanish plunderer while saying , “This may quench your thirst for our gold “.
What a horrible way to die.

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