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 The man, who seemed to read the boy’s thoughts, slowly removed the mask to uncover and calm down Night Eagle thoughts. The young man immediately recognized the face; it seemed it was yesterday when he saw the man, even though he was a child. After a moment he realized he was the same old man, he tried to help when he was about to reach DAANY BEEDXE.

The old man was slightly tall and slender, athletic and muscular build. He had an oval face and a sharp aquiline nose. His straight hair was completely white and two things powerfully called the young man attention; one was his eyes, from which emanated a deep look of wisdom and peace of mind. It gave the impression that those eyes had already seen everything in the world. And the other, were his thin and long hand, that supported all the intentions of his words. There was something odd with the old man, because on the one hand the strength of the wisdom and experience was felt, which only time gives; but at the same time, projected energy and sympathy of the youth. It was as if a young man had suddenly aged.

—Each living entity on this planet has a function, which is interrelated with everyone and "the whole"; for this reason, all living creatures and even those non-living, maintain a very delicate but decisive balance, and therefore have a mission in life, —said the old man— so far you have fulfilled your responsibility. I see that you kept the snail I gave you, but the real challenge remains.

All that you learned below, among men, will be of very little help among us. At this point you are as the child I found many years ago, you have to start over and you have no choice, you can never return to what you were at the Etla Valley, so that from here you shall go to death or to eternity; and in any event, sooner or later you're going to die, so think it over... you are in front of a great opportunity!