A traditional alcoholic drink made of fermented agave sap, which played an important mythological role in indigenous Mesoamerican religious rituals before the Spanish conquest of what is now Mexico.
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Pulque Term Timeline in Signs Preceding the End of the World
The timeline below shows where the term Pulque appears in Signs Preceding the End of the World. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Chapter 1: The Earth
...and dodged the question when she asked him about it. She meets him outside the “Pulquería Raskolnikova” and asks to enter. He grudgingly agrees, blocks the door for some time, and...
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...where to find her brother and confirms that she is “gonna cross.” Aitch orders Makina pulque in a language she does not understand and insists that he will help her. She...
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