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Submitted by Rick on Sun, 09/11/2005 - 7:55am.

The Tacoma News Tribune reports on an interesting mix of tradition and technology:

The Mayan god Maxim, who some believe grants wishes in exchange for tobacco and rum, has a home in Olympia.

While the most famous home of the wooden idol is located in Santiago Atitlan, Guatemala, Tim Hilliard has a Maxim shrine in his home.

On his Web site, timshome.com/Maxim, Hilliard, 50, solicits e-mail wishes in any language for the miniature Maxímon he bought in Guatemala.

He turns the computer screen toward Maxim and lights a candle. “He’s all-seeing, so I figure I don’t have to read him the e-mails,

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