The auditors documented minor problems, like missing light fixtures and some water damage.
paint, replace missing light fixtures and door knobs, replace toilet seats, replace garage door opener, repair fence, gates, etc".
During final walk-throughs, Mr. Case said, even minor things like missing light fixtures can be a source of conflict.
The number was arbitrary, but the mood was beginning to bear down, not the cold or the wind but the missing light, the missing man.
"When we actually see the missing light," Dr. Lanzetta conceded, "that would be the confirmation we need that this research is absolutely true".
Taking into account the visible galaxies and the greater amount of "missing light," Dr. Lanzetta inferred that star formation in the early universe did not begin "bit by bit," adding that he favored "scenarios where galaxy formation started early and proceeded rapidly".
Mr. Matz said he had attended closings that stalled over things as mundane as the purloined towel and toilet-paper holders at a Fifth Avenue co-op (then again, maybe they were solid gold), and a missing light bulb at a $10 million Park Avenue co-op: "But it was a special German halogen light bulb, and technically it was the seller's responsibility to have it in working order".
He says his results point to a less violent beginning for the universe, but he adds that the discrepancy might be due to subtle differences in how they correct for missing light.
So instead of looking for the missing light, they're looking for a little extra glow.
Hipper ventured forth cautiously to search for the two missing light cruisers, and Cöln, which had already sunk.
