led, in time, to the deforestation
of the Mayan lands. That, with a drought
of some seven years, brought to an effective
end
the civilization of the Mayas. (The docent turns
back to the panel.)
The work is signed: "Ah Maxim of Naranjo."
Christopher Bernard is the founding editor of Caveat Lector. His debut novel, A Spy in the
Ruins (Regent Press), was published in 2005.