This magical tale began in February 1968 in New York, during a strike by scavengers who refused to go to work for eight days in a row, and a hundred thousand tons of a variety of waste filled the sidewalks, they even fell on the roadway. Rats accompanied morning jogging enthusiasts, and smoke from burning debris covered the sky. Life in five urban areas has come to a virtual standstill. Yet the magic was still crackling in the air, because that's when Lillian and Brian met. They came here from faraway lands to find each other in Queens...