One hundred years earlier, Rome experienced a severe drought. The disenchanted Pope lay dying. He briefly thought of his illegitimate child and expressed his regret for not having seen the church at San Ignacio. A cardinal noticed a large mole below the dying Pope's navel. A hundred years later, in the town of San Ignacio, another severe drought was advancing. It cut the town off from the rest of the world. The mayor decided to become oblivious of the calamity. He buried himself in erotic novels and continued to indulge in his pathological passion for mayonnaise. The priest regretted that he...