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Mexicolore collection of Aztec ‘death whistles’
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Aztec Limerick no. 43 (ode to Aztec Sounds):-
Flute, gong, scraper, drum, turtle shell,
Rattle, conch, ocarina or bell;
If it made sounds they knew it –
They beat, shook or blew it –
Even jugs whistling water as well…
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Mexicolore collection of Aztec ‘death whistles’
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