PROLOGUE
The woman screamed out in agony!
Around her were gathered several men and women in white uniforms with face masks and rubber gloves. Some of them had blood splatters randomly speckling their gowns as they moved swiftly around the large tent gathering instruments and replacement bandages upon the orders of those obviously in charge.
At the opening in the canvas enclosure there stood a young man.
His face was as white as the sheets on the operating table had once been.
He was sweating profusely; his shirt and shorts virtually sodden with damp patches.
The expression on his face was a combination of terror and panic.
He felt completely helpless.
The men and women surrounding the patient spoke quickly to each other in their own tongue. The man had not been in the country long
