: ▁Ve inte ▁P es os ▁[ Is and ò r no ] ▁El ▁T aj ín , ▁Mexico . ▁Is and ò r no ▁s its ▁with ▁a ▁group ▁of ▁women ▁at ▁a ▁bus ▁stop , ▁waiting ▁for ▁a ▁bus ▁that ' s ▁running ▁late . ▁Ac ross ▁the ▁road , ▁an ▁old ▁Indian ▁man ▁has ▁set ▁up ▁a ▁stand ▁to ▁sell ▁hand made ▁goods ▁to ▁pass ers by . ▁He ▁laugh s ▁from ▁across ▁the ▁road , ▁and ▁Is and ò r no ▁feels ▁like ▁he ' s ▁looking ▁directly ▁at ▁him . ▁The ▁women ▁tell ▁him ▁to ▁pay ▁no ▁attention , ▁but ▁Is and ò r no ▁begins ▁toward ▁him . ▁Half way ▁across ▁the ▁road , ▁he ▁he ars ▁a ▁strange ▁sound ▁under ne ath ▁the ▁laugh ter : ▁the ▁sound ▁of ▁a ▁wounded ▁creature . ▁He ▁can ’ t ▁locate ▁it . ▁He ▁squ ats ▁to ▁focus ▁in ▁on ▁it . ▁Then , ▁it ▁stops . ▁He ▁mus es ▁that ▁this ▁is ▁as ▁abs urd ▁as ▁what ▁he ' s ▁doing : ▁cr ouch ing ▁on ▁a ▁black top ▁between ▁Po za ▁Rica ▁( where ▁he ' s ▁coming ▁from ) ▁and ▁Pap ant la ▁( where ▁he ' s ▁heading ). ▁He ▁stands ▁back ▁up ▁and ▁gets ▁lost ▁in ▁thought . ▁We ▁see ▁g lim ps es ▁of ▁his ▁past , ▁including ▁his ▁connection ▁and ▁work ▁with ▁his ▁employ er , ▁The ▁Mayor . ▁We ▁learn ▁that ▁he ' s ▁await ing ▁three ▁cr ates ▁in ▁Ver