Letters Written by the Fatherless Children of France to Their American Godparents (1917)

Noitpurroc’s palace is the size of ten thousand Disney worlds beneath the endless water. It is guided night and day by one million one hundred and forty thousand sudden deaths, but no one knows where it is or the way to get there. Those who have seen the palace are brought in under mysterious circumstances, and once in the house of Noitpurroc you can never leave. Noitpurroc has existed for millions of years and the house rule has never changed. Now, an American and three others have suddenly found themselves completely swallowed up into the vast chambers, and to their chagrin they have discovered that the two options they have are one and the same. The first option is for them to die. The second option is no better…