Let’s revisit those beginning scenes in Dances With Wolves, when Lt. Dunbar (Kevin Costner) is lying, bootless, with an injured right foot in the surgical tent awaiting medical attention. Upon his arrival, rather than starting treatment, the two exhausted surgeons, or “sawbones,” decided to take a coffee break, giving Dunbar a short time to examine his surroundings. He saw filthy instruments and metal pans full of blood and gore. He focused upon the pile of boots near his gurney. Using
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