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a0aaa2c
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I'm the nut!
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Eoin Colfer |
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d152196
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There are always a few bored audience members at an opera, especially by the time act four comes along. Those particular eyes would be wandering around the hall, searching for something, anything, interesting to watch. Those eyes would land on the little demon downstage right, unless they were distracted. Right on cue, a large stage lamp broke free of its clamp in the rigging and swung on its cable into the back canvas. [...] On his way tho..
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Eoin Colfer |
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89e9617
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Holly clambered after him, struggling up the human-size steps. "Wait! Just wait," she called, overtaking Artemis and looking him in the eye from one step up. "I know you, Artemis. You like to play your genius card close to your chest until the big reveal. And that's worked out for us so far. But this time you need to let me in. I can help. So, tell me the truth, do you have a plan?" Artemis met his friend's gaze and lied to her face. "No,..
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lies
holly
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Eoin Colfer |
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f3a5232
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Oh,It's going to be so easy to kill you",scoffed Opal."
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opal-koboi
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Eoin Colfer |
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cc89f22
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Radomosity, thought Artemis. And he felt like weeping.
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Eoin Colfer |
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1c347bd
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We lost the crickets," she said. "Even you can't make that sound tough." ..."I am Butler," he said with a straight-face. "Everything I say sounds tough. Now, get out of the lake, fairy."
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Eoin Colfer |
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bc2d127
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Butler was seeing the world as it was, complete with L.E.P retrival team
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Eoin Colfer |
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56773c7
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If things go badly for me tonight, I want you to stay with Mr. Wynter; he will pay you a decent wage." "Will he make me bathe?" "No, he will debate the matter with you until you decide to wash." "Ah. One of those."
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Eoin Colfer |
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89113df
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What's this?" he inquired, none too pleasantly. "A circus?" "No, Julius. It's the end of the circus." "I see. And these are the clowns?" Foaly's head poked through the doorway. "Pardon me for interrupting your extended circus metaphor, but what the hell is that?"
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metaphor
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Eoin Colfer |
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e28b24b
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A fifeteen-year old, of to save the world, with faries. - Angeline Fowl
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Eoin Colfer |
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6609b26
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Vinyaya was being openly antagonistic, and that was an emotion that could be trusted, unless of course it was a bluff and the commander was a secret fan of his, unless it was a double bluff and she really did feel antagonistic.
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Eoin Colfer |
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63aec73
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Doobie always wanted to see the badge. It was shiny, and he was eight.
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Eoin Colfer |
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9efbe69
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Together we will be unstoppable.
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Eoin Colfer |
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a8fbbcd
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Wait," said Butler. "Just wait, Holly. Artemis has a plan." He squinted through the green dome. "What is your plan, Artemis?" All Artemis could do was smile and shrug."
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sacrifice
death
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Eoin Colfer |
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fb5cc13
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Artemis looked at Holly and felt a tremendous affection for her... he could properly appreciate how fierce and beautiful his best friend was... She is truly magical, thought Artemis. Perhaps her qualities are more obvious to me now that I have decided to sacrifice myself.
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sacrifice
holly
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Eoin Colfer |
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6f5662b
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Scientists are the enemies of tradition , and tradition own all the prisons. - Victor Vigny
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Eoin Colfer |
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4030391
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We get an apartment together, and after a whirlwind courtship you marry my sister and honeymoon in Vegas.
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Eoin Colfer |
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2109ad9
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The Theory of Evolution has more holes in it than a dam made out of Swiss cheese.
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evolution
science
eoin-colfer
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Eoin Colfer |
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f2ae7f2
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Yes, Chix, it's between us. Everyone has a right to be temporarily unstable. - Foaly
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Eoin Colfer |
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cd943db
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Holly: Seven and a half hours to save the world. Isn't there some law that says we get twenty-four? Artemis: I don't think Opal pays much attention to laws.
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Eoin Colfer |
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26685d1
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Humans have a saying that "Beauty is in the eye of the beholder", which basically means that if you think it's beautiful, then it is beautiful. The elfin version of this saying was composed by the great poet B.O Selecta, who said "Even the plainest of the plain shall deign to reign", which critics have always thought was a bit rhymey. The dwarf version of this maxim is "If it don't stink, marry it", which is slightly less romantic, but the ..
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Eoin Colfer |
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31237ee
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I am not exuding anything," said Holly through gritted teeth. Orion tapped her shoulder. "I beg to differ. You're exuding right now, a wonderful aura. It's pastel blue with little dolphins."
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Eoin Colfer |
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c29d2c8
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Why no aggressive action?" Foaly squirmed in a harness built for two-legged creatures. "Oh yes, why no aggressive action? How I long for aggressive action." "I live for aggressive action!" thundered Orion squeakily which was unusual. "Oh, how I pray that dragon will turn 'round that I may smite it." "Smite it with what?" wandered Foaly "Your secret birthmark?" "Don't you mock my birthmark, which I may or may not have."
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foaly
orion
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Eoin Colfer |
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9f77a37
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This was a nightmare scenario for any bodyguard: stuck in the middle of a transparent tube, several miles underwater, with a murdering band of fugitives at one end and an enthralled but still highly skilled police officer at the other.
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nightmare
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Eoin Colfer |
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ae628e1
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The little boys did as they were told, eager to please their deranged brother. " ," they chorused, pudgy fingers raised. And then from the corner of his mouth, Myles whispered to his twin, "Artemis simple-toon."
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Eoin Colfer |
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0cbda51
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Orion nodded, then asked, "Dwarf cheese?" "Cheese made by dwarfs." "Oh," said Orion, relieved. "They make it. It's not actually . . ." "No. What a horrible thought." "Exactly."
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funny
orion
dwarfs
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Eoin Colfer |
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9853bf9
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I have no time for babbling foolishness." "Don't be so hasty," said Victor. "There's always time for babbling."
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Eoin Colfer |
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f9a7693
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She can't afford to commit more troops,' Holly whispered. 'The gate is her priority, and she needs to have as many Berserkers watching her back as possible. We are secondary at this point.'
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humor
captain-short
secondary
holly-short
eoin-colfer
eight
series
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Eoin Colfer |
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4a81f00
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Careful, Mr. Spiro, guns are dangerous. Especially the end with the hole.
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Eoin Colfer |
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054c70f
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Her glare was so intense that you completely forgot she was wearing pink.
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Eoin Colfer |
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60210ff
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Don't worry chief,"said foaly,"It's like riding a unicorn,you never forget."
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Eoin Colfer |
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319c0cf
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to be injured on this tundra would lead to a quick and painful death--or at the very least abject humiliation before the popping flashes of the tourist season's tail end, which was slightly less painful than a painful death, but lasted longer.
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Eoin Colfer |
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500fbcc
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My truffles? You took them? That's just mean!
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Eoin Colfer |
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3dac2b6
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The craft's occupants clutched their armrests, and more than one of them closed their eyes. But not Artemis. He couldn't. There was something morbidly fascinating about flying into an uncharted tunnel at a reckless speed with only a kleptomaniac dwarf's word for what lay at the other end.
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Eoin Colfer |
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5c7d4a3
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Was there anything else? asked the centaur. Did Artemis say or do anything else? Holly shook her head miserably. No. He got a little sentimental, which is unusual for him, but understandable. He told me to kiss you. She stood on tiptoes and kissed Foaly's forehead. "Just in case, I suppose." Foaly was suddenly upset, and almost overwhelmed, but he coughed and swallowed it down for another time. He said, Kiss Foaly. Those exact words? No, sa..
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Eoin Colfer |
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df2ed58
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How could you...? How?" "Logically you have no right to be angry. I simply followed your lead." ... "No," She managed. "There is no other way."
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sacrifice
holly
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Eoin Colfer |
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9e11ec9
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We lost the crickets.
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Eoin Colfer |
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6881650
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Have you ever heard of the theory of relativity?" Artemis blinked. "Is this a joke? I have traveled through time, Doctor. I think I know a little something about relativity."
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funny
artemis-fowl-humor
time-travel
relativity
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Eoin Colfer |
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3944369
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This might hurt a little is universal code for this will definitely hurt a lot
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the-last-guardian
holly-short
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Eoin Colfer |
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b284f67
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Of course I saved you," she said. "I couldn't do without you." And because she was happy and flushed with magic, Holly leaned down and kissed Artemis, magic sparking around the contact like tiny fireworks."
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kiss
holly
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Eoin Colfer |
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412deb2
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Remember the pain?' thought Artemis. I hate myself. I really do.
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Eoin Colfer |
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b2bf3e0
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Everything rests on the poisoned wine. If it were just the queen, I could force it down her gullet, but Declan Broekhart would run me through with that damned ceremonial sword, and if his wife's stares were daggers, he'd be dead already.
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humor
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Eoin Colfer |
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a07e38a
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Satan was crouched in the corner of his office, playing a gameboy, 'Die alien scum' he was saying feverishly..
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the-wish-list
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Eoin Colfer |
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eda2c9d
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this was business.
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funny
clumsy
fairies-leprecon
mental
genius
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Eoin Colfer |