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Corals may show steplike rugged undersides or nonenveloping growth bands that demonstrate that corals became partially buried while growing. Rugged margins are indicative of occasional sedimentary events […]

Then lorek's rear claws dug into the links of Iofur's chain-mail sark and ripped downward. The whole front came away, and Iofur lurched sideways to look at the damage, leaving lorek to scramble upright again.

Thor glared at him with hard coal-black eyes[.]