"According to the United States of America, I was'declared dead' by our government in July of 1994. You know this is something that you think is probably just 'a ridiculous error on the part of the government; surely it's going be cleared up give some considerable time!' Yet four years later, in 1998, I was yet classified as 'deceased' but I was then and I am currently now, 'very much alive!'--P. [4] of cover.