""CONTENTS""; ""A CAST OF TWO""; ""BEFORE THE FINAL CURTAIN""; ""THE DANGERS OF DENIAL""; ""SET ONE: THE PATHWAY OF AGES AND STAGES""; ""SET TWO: THE CARD GAME OF CIRCUMSTANCE""; ""SET THREE: THE TRAPDOOR OF PERCEIVED PERMANENCE""; ""MEET THE MASTER PROMPTERS""; ""FIRST MASTER PROMPTER: SUFFERING""; ""SECOND MASTER PROMPTER: RELATIONSHIPS""; ""THIRD MASTER PROMPTER: DYING""; ""SUB-PLOT 1�MORTALITY""; ""SUB-PLOT 2�LEGACY""; ""SUB-PLOT 3�IDENTITY""; ""ENCORE: THE PLAYERS LOOK BACK""; ""A CAST OF REAL LIFE CHARACTERS""; ""GRANDE FINALE: YOUR BIG ASSIGNMENT""; ""Endnotes""