Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom
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======== PROLOGUE ========
I lived long enough to see the cure for death; to see the rise of theBitchun Society, to learn ten languages; to compose three symphonies; torealize my boyhood dream of taking up residence in Disney World; to seethe