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panied me <strong>to</strong> the house of a certain physician, this time called a 'doc<strong>to</strong>r ofobstetrics.'"Fortunately we found him at home and he was good enough <strong>to</strong> agree <strong>to</strong>come with me immediately But before we got there my poor neighbor hadalready brought forth her 'first-born.',' a boy, and having somehow swaddledthe ba<strong>by</strong> without anyone's help, was sound asleep after the terrible sufferingshe had endured in solitude."And so, from that day on, I have with my whole being detested the soundof the word 'doc<strong>to</strong>r,' and I would advise each of the beings of the planet Earth<strong>to</strong> use this word only when he is very, very angry."In order that you may understand better the significance of contemporaryphysicians on your planet, I must also impart <strong>to</strong> you the following saying ofour highly esteemed Mullah Nasr Eddin."He speaks of them thus: 'For our sins, God has sent us two kinds ofphysicians, one <strong>to</strong> help us die, the other <strong>to</strong> prevent us from living.' "

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