ABSTRACT
The strong winds must have wreaked havoc on the lighter structures and there is stuff lying all over the place. Some of the plastic tarps that were being used as makeshift roofs have been torn away and now hang on for dear life to streetlights and railings against the cloudy sky. Cubicles of motion; cubicles in motion. An ambulance speeds by in one of the lanes moving in the opposite direction. There are several unread messages in the general channel of the Science Malta server. The game commentary screams out of the bar entrance, and yet fails to keep the neighborhood awake. Rock outcrops and the occasional thicket offer a variety of opportunities for cover during battle, making these meadows an attractive battleground for teams whose game plans rely on coordinated actions. Standing an arm’s length from the torch, it’s possible to discern the cracks and irregularities in the torch’s wood.
