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Synopsis
In 2003, a young man returns to his family home in his hometown Lotto Valentino after burning through his inheritance, hoping he will be able to sell some possessions for money. His combing through the house unearths a chest hidden behind a partition in the attic, and his first thought is of his ancestors—specifically one ancestor who was said to be a famous Lotto Valentinin poet and playwright.

Hoping that the chest will contain some priceless art or treasure, the Descendant opens the chest and instead discovers it is full of pieces of parchment, much to his initial disappointment. However, the prospect of selling long lost works for at least some profit is tempting enough for him to skim through the parchment, able to read the old Italian due to his amateur background in classics.

The parchments prove to be the memoirs of the man's ancestor Jean-Pierre Accardo, whose memoirs begin with the poet introducing himself to the reader.

Characters in Order of Appearance

 * Accardo's Descendant
 * Jean-Pierre Accardo (memoirs)