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Its narrative explores contemporary issues of economic and racial disparities in modern urban communities. The prominence of human sacrifice and other forms of institutionalized violence in the Aztec universe is used to reflect and criticize the violence which exists in our society. The secondary
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style, with alternative spellings and slang. The various timelines are expressed in a disjointed manner, reflecting both the mental state of
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