The brave new world

The fronds of the coconut tree swayed gently in the cooling breeze blowing from the sea. The turquoise blue waters of the shallow lagoon shimmered in the evening sunlight. Children played on the white sand. The whitewashed clinic building was set among a grove of coconut and mango trees. The clinic had a doctor's room with an old-fashioned high back revolving chair and a room where most procedures could be done.