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The next day, the tour guides are feeling at their wit’s end.

How are they feeling? They are feeling at their wit’s end.

They are calling two of the most well-known shamans in the area and asking them to bring Maykool back.

Who is calling the most well-known shamans? The tour guides are calling the most well-known shamans. What are they asking them to bring? They are asking them to bring Maykool back.

The shamans are arriving with the ceremonial tools needed to access the spirit world.

Are they arriving with tools to access the jungle? No, they aren’t arriving with tools to access the jungle. They are arriving with tools to access the spirit world.

They are bringing a thick block of sugar, cans of beer, cigarettes, coca leaves, wine bottles, sparkling confetti, and a large wooden cross.

What kind of drinks are they bringing? They are bringing cans of beer and wine bottles. Are they also bringing a thick block of sugar and coca leaves?

Yes, they are also bringing a thick block of sugar and coca leaves.

According to the shamans, Duende is working with Mapajo, a powerful tree spirit, and together they are hiding Maykool.

Who is working with Mapajo? Duende is working with Mapajo. What are they doing together? Together they are hiding Maykool.

The shamans are saying that Maykool is too far away in the spirit realm to reach.

What are they saying about Maykool? They are saying that Maykool is too far away in the spirit realm to reach.

They are hoping Pachamama will let them contact Maykool’s soul and lead him back to this dimension.

Who are they hoping will let them contact Maykool’s soul? They are hoping that Pachamama will let them contact Maykool’s soul.

They are worrying that time isn’t on their side. Maykool is dying.

What are they worrying about? They are worrying that time isn’t on their side. Who is dying? Maykool is dying.

For nearly a week, the shamans are hardly sleeping a wink, staying up all night in ceremony.

Who is hardly sleeping a wink? The shamans are hardly sleeping a wink. Are they staying up all night in ceremony? Yes, they are staying up all night in ceremony.

Meanwhile, a search party is spending 10 hours a day looking for Maykool.

How long are they spending looking for Maykool? They are spending 10 hours a day looking for Maykool.

The rangers are feeling shocked that in 5 days they hadn’t found even a shred of the missing man.

Who is feeling shocked? The rangers are feeling shocked. What are they feeling shocked about? They are feeling shocked that in 5 days they hadn’t found even a shred of the missing man.

Maykool’s step-mother is confirming that a muddy sock they found is his.

What is she confirming? She is confirming that a muddy sock they found is his.

The shamans are thinking that this is the break in the case they need.

What are they thinking? They are thinking this is the break in the case they need. Who is thinking that this is the break in the case they need? The shamans are thinking that this is the break in the case they need.