Section I, The Motel of the Mysteries (pg 20-29) Summary

Howard Carson was not an historian or archaeologist. He spent most of his life burning through a trust fund, instead of doing anything interesting with himself. Carson dabbled in some collecting space shuttles and studied camel hump production. In 4022, after another failed experiment, Carson decided it was time for a change. He enters the 116th annual Cross Continental North American Catastrophe Memorial Marathon. After setting sail for East Usa, Carson found himself lost and behind the rest of his fellow marathon goers. He gets lost and stumbles across great heaps of rubble on excavation site.

Suddenly, the ground broke beneath him. Carson finds himself at the bottom of an ancient shaft that faces what appears to be a tomb. At first Carson, was more annoyed than thrilled...