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"This report details the findings of the 2010 survey for seagrass habitat in and around the mouth of the Skardon River. The survey included assessment of approximately 30 sq. km of intertidal and shallow subtidal substrate. One seagrass species was identified that formed only a small community within the survey area. Other small seagrasss meadows are known from previous surveys to exist further upstream within the Skardon River system. These meadows are all likey to be regionally important and also highly variable beween both years and seasons. No significant algae of benthic macro-invertebrate communities were identified in the 2010 survy area. --p.1.

At the height of the Cold War, two Americans are runnng a bar in the West German capital. One of the pair, Michael Padillo, isn''t around a lot. He keeps disappearing on ''business trips''. McCorkle, his partner, wisely doesn''t ask questions; he knows Padillo has a second job. Padillo is a (reluctant) US agent. However, McCorkle is ready to answer a call for help from Padillo, and he joins his friend in a journey with no inkling of what they will encounter at the turn of each dark and dangerous corner.