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Deserted Island

Deserted Island I have a fantasy about a deserted island. This island is temperate, is well provisioned with water, fruits, and vegetables, and perhaps has good fishing. A safe place but no communications, no people, maybe a dog or a goat, and no way off save by a visiting ship once a twelvemonth. In this fantasy I have control of the residency requirements and the passenger manifest of the visiting steamer. I can write the prescription, which reads: Rx: One deserted island One year Sig: As directed No refills While I'm at it, and since this is fantasy, let me have as many of these islands as needed, since I'd have trouble were I forced to choose among the many who might benefit. Such a prescription could be life-giving, even lifesaving. A kind of Statue of Liberty for the weak, tired, and dizzy, for the yearning souls eager to be cocooned lest http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png JAMA American Medical Association

Deserted Island

Burnside, John W.
JAMA , Volume 265 (5) – Feb 6, 1991
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Deserted Island

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I have a fantasy about a deserted island. This island is temperate, is well provisioned with water, fruits, and vegetables, and perhaps has good fishing. A safe place but no communications, no people, maybe a dog or a goat, and no way off save by a visiting ship once a twelvemonth.
In this fantasy I have control of the residency requirements and the passenger manifest of the visiting steamer. I can write the prescription, which reads:
Rx: One deserted island One year Sig: As directed No...
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American Medical Association
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Copyright © 1991 American Medical Association. All Rights Reserved. Applicable FARS/DFARS Restrictions Apply to Government Use.
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0098-7484
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1538-3598
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10.1001/jama.1991.03460050043009
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Abstract

I have a fantasy about a deserted island. This island is temperate, is well provisioned with water, fruits, and vegetables, and perhaps has good fishing. A safe place but no communications, no people, maybe a dog or a goat, and no way off save by a visiting ship once a twelvemonth. In this fantasy I have control of the residency requirements and the passenger manifest of the visiting steamer. I can write the prescription, which reads: Rx: One deserted island One year Sig: As directed No refills While I'm at it, and since this is fantasy, let me have as many of these islands as needed, since I'd have trouble were I forced to choose among the many who might benefit. Such a prescription could be life-giving, even lifesaving. A kind of Statue of Liberty for the weak, tired, and dizzy, for the yearning souls eager to be cocooned lest

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JAMA – American Medical Association

Published: Feb 6, 1991

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