The backers were men of power and influence whohad access to resources to build a modern infrastructure including electricity,water, roads, communicat...ons, and commerce. The Island became a vacation andretirement community for them, a place where they dictated the law of the land,with no outside interference. The closed society that grew from their efforts appeared to be a small sliceof modern life to the untrained eye, but there were some crucial differences.The founders were strong powerful. ?Ok Doctor, do it!! Castrate him!!!? ordered Herr Ludwig. ?Yes Herr Commandant!!? bowed Dr Mohammed.Dr Mohammed took out his burdizzo, a castration device. The Commandant asked two of his men to go and assist Dr Mohammed. Dr Mohammed knelt by Isaac, pressuring the burdizzo’s squeezing chisels over his balls, dramatically shrinking and causing there to be a cut off of blood circulation. Isaac felt loss of blood on where his balls were. Once the burdizzo shrunk the balls, by. Old Uncle Abe is always sayin' you just gotta watch yer p’s and q’s around Granma, and that may be so, but I reckon there’s a whole lotta other letters in that there alphabet you wanna be keeping a real close eye on too, ‘cause like I said, it don’t take much. Another thing about Granma McCutcheon, she learned herself how to be a doctor a few years back. You see, we ain’t had a regular doctor round these parts fer a long time but ol’ Mr Winthrop, the county vet, is usually more’n happy to tend. Finally, he shrugged and held out his hand. I watched as he and Betty Lou walked down the hallway holding hands, saying nothing. As they turned the corner, I saw Bobby give Betty Lou a smile. It wasn't going to be as quick and easy as that, of course, but when all was said and done, I figured that Patty Long was going to be the one who was disappointed."Ain't love grand?" Missy said as her arm slipped through mine."Yes, it is," I replied as we headed off toward English class. "And so are you,.