The waves on this beach must have come and gone and gone and come since life on Earth began. After an hour, I opened my eyes and three Italians were staring down at me, looking concerned: "E morto? They fell to my knees, clearing the beach quicker than the landing at Anzio by the Gordon Highlanders. I tried to run across the sand, but it was so hot it burnt my feet. Mankind has changed the world we live in since we had the globalised power inherent in capitalism to do just that.