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686642e
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That was all he said, except for "Aaaeerrgghhh." Which is not really a word. But the reason that he screamed "Aaaeerrgghhh" was that Franco had bitten him savegly on the wrist."
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Eoin Colfer |
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266e94b
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Caballine likes me to be masterful. She calls me her stallion.
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Eoin Colfer |
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20b7eed
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Tea? At the beach? No time for luxuries, Holly. There is important work to be done." He winked at Butler. "Are you sure you're at the library? I thought I heard water."
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young-adult
humor
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Eoin Colfer |
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8a3feef
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When you've come face-to-face with the dark side of the school yard, life doesn't hold many surprises.
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Eoin Colfer |
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6353e56
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I wear a name tag to help people find me. It saves time when you're dealing with idiots.
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Eoin Colfer |
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af1aaf3
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As a child, Zaphod had been diagnosed with ADHDDAAADHD (ntm) ABT which stood for Always Dreaming His Dopey Days Away, Also Attention Deficit Hyperflactulance Disorder (not to mention) A Bit Thick.
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Eoin Colfer |
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9598467
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Just what we need," moaned Holly. "Artemis Fowl with magical powers."
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humor
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Eoin Colfer |
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5635b38
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Stupid. Stupid. Foaly, we are both imbeciles. I don't expect lateral thinking from the LEP, but from you..." ... "What is it?" [Holly] asked, afraid of the answer, which must surely be terrible. "Yeah," agreed Foaly, who always had time to feel insulted. "Why am I an imbecile?"
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humor
foaly
holly
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Eoin Colfer |
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8d22ddf
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Connor Broekhart was born to fly, or more accurately he was born flying.
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Eoin Colfer |
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de123a1
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Orion sniffed. "Good. Then, worthy centaur, perhaps you could give me a ride to the village on your back. Then I can make a few pennies with my verses while you build us a shack and perform circus tricks for passerby." This was such a surprising statement that Foaly briefly considered jumping into the hole to get away."
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Eoin Colfer |
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fded05e
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That will be her undoing," gasped Artemis, already suffering under the weight of the flak jacket. "Artemis Fowl will never be ." "I thought you were Artemis Fowl the Second?" said Holly."
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funny
artemis-fowl-the-2nd
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Eoin Colfer |
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dbec768
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Control puberty?" snorted the bodyguard."If you manage that, you'll be the first."
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Eoin Colfer |
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0349696
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Miss me? Bet you did ... so would I.
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Eoin Colfer |
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b54f9ed
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Not me," said Orion cheerily. "I'm just a teenager with hormones running wild. And may I say ,young fairy lady, they're running wild in your direction."
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Eoin Colfer |
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618eadc
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I'm not impressed
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Eoin Colfer |
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90f784b
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Anything else, Butler?" "The cosh, sir."
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Eoin Colfer |
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fb766c1
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I am older and have more control over my empathy,' said Qwan. 'That's why I didn't throw up.' And having said that, he threw up.
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Eoin Colfer |
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5380270
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He knew that Dr. Argon would advise him against bottling up his emotions as it would lead to psychological scarring in the long term.
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Eoin Colfer |
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da2d638
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Victor Vigny: It is like the old fairy tale. The boy saves the princess; they fall in love. He invents a flying machine - along with his dashing teacher, of course. They get married and name thier firstborn after the aforementioned dashing teacher.
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Eoin Colfer |
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e65baa7
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Perhaps we can win, he thought. But there will be no happy ending
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the-last-guardian
holly-short
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Eoin Colfer |
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682e865
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So, let's make a deal: If you do not voice all the withering comments about the weight or uselessness of this jacket that are no doubt swirling in that big brain of yours, then I will not mention the super-laser episode again. Agreed?" This jacket is really cutting into my shoulders, thought Artemis. And it's so heavy that I could not outrun a slug. But he said, "Agreed."
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humor
butler
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Eoin Colfer |
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9ba9b66
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I don't know why it is, Captain Short, but whenever you start agreeing with me, I get decidedly nervous.
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humor
nervous
uncertainty
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Eoin Colfer |
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93fdbb4
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There were only two men on the planet better educated in the various martial arts than Butler, and he was related to one of them. The other lived on an island in the South China Sea, and spent his days meditating and beating up palm trees. You really had to feel sorry for those goblins.
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humor
martial-arts
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Eoin Colfer |
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330b718
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The sarcasm made a slight whistling noise as it flew over Loafers' head.
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sarcasm-humor
sarcasm
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Eoin Colfer |
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2d9c1e1
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Chaos reigned, and the survivalists eagerly unwrapped the kidskin from their crossbows. Phase one of Opal's plan was complete.
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Eoin Colfer |
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60977dc
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You display inordinate pride for someone who has completed a task which could have been performed by a lesser primate in a shorter time.
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Eoin Colfer |
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a133644
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The boy who kidnapped Holly Short all those years ago would never have entertained the notion of sacrificing himself. But he was no longer that boy. His parents were restored to him, and he had brothers. And dear friends. Something else Artemis had never anticipated.
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artemis-fowl-the-2nd
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Eoin Colfer |
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c39dfbe
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Holly, do you trust me?" Holly groaned. "Artemis, don't ask me that. I just know one of your outrageous plans is coming."
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Eoin Colfer |
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d951452
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Will you miss him Holly?" he asked suddenly.
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fantasy
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Eoin Colfer |
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21ebaea
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Of course. Opal is toying with our emotions for her own gratification. Nothing more. She wishes to place herself in a position of power, emotionally.
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Eoin Colfer |
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285a683
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Butler," he called, his voice thin and childlike in the wind.
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Eoin Colfer |
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89389fd
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And if history had taught any lessons it was that humans couldn't get along with anyone, even themselves.
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Eoin Colfer |
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e30433c
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Artemis turned and stared at his friend with the blue eyes. Holly was staring back, and she was smiling.
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Eoin Colfer |
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ce5048c
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Chief of security : They have a tank! How did they get a tank up here?
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Eoin Colfer |
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a4e86a5
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Artemis] returned to the aft bay for Mulch's version of a briefing. The dwarf had drawn a crude diagram on a backlit wall panel. In fairness, there were more artistic chimpanzees. And less pungent ones. Mulch was using a carrot as a pointer, or more accurately, several carrots. Dwarfs liked carrots. 'This is Koboi Labs,' He mumbled around a mouthful of vegetable. 'That?' exclaimed Root. 'I realize, Julius, that it is not an accurate sch..
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humorous
humor
diagram
dwarf
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Eoin Colfer |
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5bdd629
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The name's Bond. James Omar Bond.
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Eoin Colfer |
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947d667
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Hey, if you can't remember, don't worry about it. I'm having a few memory problems myself in this place. Little things like how long I've been here, what my purpose in life is, which feet to put my shoes on. Stuff like that.
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Eoin Colfer |
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962a23f
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Benny was awake again. Happened every morning.
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Eoin Colfer |
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6d63217
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He took a deep, shuddering breath. "Okay. I said it, it's out there. And I am fine now. So let's move on, shall we? What's the plan?"
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Eoin Colfer |
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8eee03c
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No alcohol, Riley." She nodded at the screen. "How are you liking the twenty-first century?" Riley burped. "The Take That are most melodic. And God bless Harry Potter is all I can say. If not for him, all of London would have been consumed by the dark arts."
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Eoin Colfer |
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cde8c41
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If we make it through this, we will be friends. Bonded by trauma.
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Eoin Colfer |
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323c890
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People like me, LB, the truly great ones ... we are always alone.
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Eoin Colfer |
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6f121f4
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That's what I thought. When I looked that human in the face. I figured he was either a genius or crazy." Artemis's cool eyes glared at them from the screen. "So which is it?" asked Foaly. "A genius or crazy?"
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Eoin Colfer |
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f7cd1fd
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There is always a use for everything, Victor had told him. Even pain.
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Eoin Colfer |