The empty Sinchicara bottle lay on its side on the table.Benecio's brew contained among its secret ingredients some relatively mild halucinogens compared to what was available in the rainforeast such as ayahuasca and mixed in to 100% alchol concoction he would normally portion it out in nips for mild "sidetrips" as Nate liked to call them.
Now the the chuchuhuasa bark that had been inside the bottle crumbled out of the lip of the overturned empty bottle, a sign that all the Sinchicara's energies had been released into the minds of the imbibers who were sitting and writhing gently to the music HCJV, the Christian Evangelist Radio station with the fifth largest signal in the world. They had had considerable more than a nip of the drugs whose first effect was conviviality and drunkeness.
"I could see the notes,"slobbered Dory as she whistled along to some light classical music.
Watch my hand ", said Nate ,and fingers spread broadly, he passed his beautiful hand which held so much meaning, she knew, slowly in front of her face and she saw the after images of a hand as if she were seeing a thousand hands.
Nina had her head cradled in her arms on the table and said like a little girl: "No one can see what I am seeing."
And Dory put her face in her arms like Nina and said:"oh yes I can, You are looking at your parents and they are smiling and waving at you as you get on the tram to go off to kinder."
And Nina raised her head and looked in horror at Dory who had also raised her head smiling.
"And what was I wearing"
"A red sweater."
And then the two began to talk earnestly in dutch and finally burst with laughter.
Suddenly Gustavo rose from his chair and though he had no comb he made the motions of combing his hair.He took off his shirt and a great Harpy eagle with enormous talons- Was it a tatoo?-flapped its wings and hovered above the table only to return to his chest again and again, finally roosting there but with an angry eyeball peered on the assemblage as Gustavo lowered his voice several octaves and in guttural Spanish began to orate with great gestures like a shaman:
"A Great Beast Lives in this forest and that is why Nate and I and Benecio and My Brother are here. We are here to capture the the great beast with the hard green eyes. It is three meters tall and has 6 heads and is capable of changing its body shape into every kind of deformity you can think of .It eats everything that moves in this forest without distinguishing and farts beautiful music than can be heard at great distance, It has an infinite supply of horned women that are attracted to him, beautiful women accept for their horns and it can speak every language. Once a man has seen it he will do anything to capture it for he has seen it walk around a tree where birds are roosting, (and this is just one example of his many powers) walk around and around until they are hypnotised and all the birds fall to the ground so little effort must he use to hunt and he eats them with his green teeth and green tongues and all of his six green heads and though you may think he is an enemy he is everybodies friend. Everybody wants to be near him and to be seen with him at the best parties because he always has something valuable to say.
Gustavo stopped, suddenly dazed, as if coming out of a trance and confused, slumped back into his chair. Then hit his head hard on the table as he tried to bow his head into his folded arms and missed.
At last they all assumed this position with their faces on the table in stupor and only static came from the radio. Many hours later the sharp click of the off button, or the absence of static,or maybe just the diminished level of halucinogens in their brains brought them all up virtually in unison . A loud sound began to emanate from the the direction of the door.It was Dolores,standing spread eagled between two chairs towering above them, her youthful breasts defying gravity and between those breasts a jagged crystal of enormous proportions of what could only be emerald.She was chanting now ,a loud wordless admonition. There was a plea included and a gloating provocation all at once.
"What is it Dolores?" asked Dory, and to Nate :"What does she have around her neck is that real?"
Nate and Gustavo Both made reflexive moves to get her and they both fell down, still far from equilibrium.
Now Dolores held up her musuem size emerald that had been strung with the sinew of some animal and made a gesture with it to each of the girls.
"You mean it's here," Dory asked , "Dolores?" but got only more shrieks in return.
"You mean it's here, a mine or something,"She asked Nate.
But Nate , who had managed to climb back into his chair only bowed his head and groaned as if he had the hangover of his lifetime.
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