. Guide leaflet. simple mejins of communication into thesocial complexity of a principal canals took the place of roads,s])ace for a saunter was so rare that thecauseways were as much recreationgrounds as arteries of trallic. Thus])eople out to see the sights, j)eo[)le onerrands, people on the way to the myriadfunctions of religious import swallowedup the long lines of trotting carriers who,bowed uiuler their burdens, went to thecity with produce and tribute, oi- left itwith goods for barter. Outside the citylimits the ant-like streams of laden folkhad been but rarely relieved by
. Guide leaflet. simple mejins of communication into thesocial complexity of a principal canals took the place of roads,s])ace for a saunter was so rare that thecauseways were as much recreationgrounds as arteries of trallic. Thus])eople out to see the sights, j)eo[)le onerrands, people on the way to the myriadfunctions of religious import swallowedup the long lines of trotting carriers who,bowed uiuler their burdens, went to thecity with produce and tribute, oi- left itwith goods for barter. Outside the citylimits the ant-like streams of laden folkhad been but rarely relieved by the rarepassage of a ci\il functionary, all feathersand pomp in his litter, or of a sternmerchant with a handful of fighting menfollowed by a chain of apprentices, show-ing the whites of their eyes as they peeredfrom under the press of the tumplines. AMFJncAS MUSEUM GUIDE LEAFLET. I NVKSIITIKK OK Wa KHIOIJS Willi TkA IlM .\(iS OF Caste Now could he seen iiicii in ricli inaiilles,siiillmi;- flowers as llicy watelicd theinilliu^ii- erowd and black-robed priestswhose hair was matted with tlie blood ofsell-inllicted penance. There was littlesound, tliere was little hurry, save for thecarriers, trotting to reaeh relief from theirburdens. l)ut there was great vitality,that of a multitude of units participating in complex action, knowing each its allot-ted part but not the substance of thewhole. A glance into the doorway of a dwellinggave relief from the cold-blooded, almostinsect-like quality of the life outside. Ashaded patio was blocked in with build-ings witli cool and spacious and straw cushions on the polishedlloor welcomed one to repose, while therhythmic clap of hands and the scrape ofstone on stone told that tortillas were be-ing made and corn meal ground in akitchen at the back. In a corner anelderly man was talking to two smallboys, whose ser
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