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...last letter I promised to send you an account of the Qua Quan Quot, the scoral organization that once made itself felt in the Inca University. At the outset let me explain that the last word, Quot, seems to be translatable somewhat like the Latin "volgus" or Greek "polloi" and may be rendered in English as "herd" or "clan". It was often used by the Incas to refer to cattle, though in this case it seems to imply some sort of men. The significance of the other two words is unknown...
This letter is so long-drawn-out already that I shall have to reserve my account of the Qua Quan Quat, the Inca secret organization, until my next letter. Cordially yours...