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Jason took me by the shoulders--not out of anger, or in a clinging way, but as a brother. "Promise me one thing. Whatever happens, when you get back to Olympus, when you're a god again, remember. Remember what it's like to be human." A few weeks ago, I would have scoffed. Why would I want to remember any of this? At best, if I were lucky enough to reclaim my divine throne, I would recall this wretched experience like a scary B-movie that ha..
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human-life
jason
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P.S. You'll have to meet with Dan's principal when you get back. He got in trouble for doing ninja moves in class. Don't worry. This happens all the time.
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in-trouble
ninja-moves
dan-cahill
the39clues
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Rick Riordan |
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c26dfa8
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Now, sorry about that kill-on-sight business.
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the-heros-of-olympus
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e442007
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Mrs. O' Leary is my pet. I couldn't let you stick a sword in her rump, now, could I? That might've scared her.
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ec36893
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Disturber shuffled his scroll. 'You have used magi for evil purposes, including twenty-three murders--' 'Self-defense!' Setne tried to spread his hands, but the ribbons restrained him. '--including one incident where you were to kill with magic,' Disturber said. Setne shrugged. 'That was self-defense for my employer.
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Wonderful, Annabeth thought. Her own mother, the most levelheaded Olympian, was reduced to a raving, vicious scatterbrain in a subway station. And, of all the gods who might help them, the only ones not affected by the Greek-Roman schism seemed to be Aphrodite, Nemesis and Dionysus. Love, revenge, wine. Very helpful.
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b6028a6
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You know, Magnus...sometimes it's best not to look as far as you're able to look, or to listen to everything you're able to hear.
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Rick Riordan |
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c515843
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The stars are out,' Zoe said. She was right. There were millions of them, with no city lights to ruin turn the sky orange. 'Amazing,' Bianca said. 'I've never actually seen the Milky Way.' 'This is nothing,' Zoe said. 'In the old days, there were more. Whole constellations have disappeared because of human light pollution.' 'You talk like you're not human,' I said. Zoe raised an eyebrow. "I am a Hunter. I care what happens to the wild place..
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7fbdc2a
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The telkine growled and muttered as he tapped on his keyboard. Maybe he was messaging his friends on uglyface.com
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Rick Riordan |
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a81d36d
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A giant vulture with a girl hanging from its feet tends to attract attention.
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Rick Riordan |
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89156f7
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you have to flaunt the weird, my friends.
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Rick Riordan |
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b9d8bf4
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That's great. Except for the fact that it's completely unimportant.
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humor
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Rick Riordan |
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d2d202b
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people saw what they wanted to see. They didn't need the Mist to warp their perceptions.
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Rick Riordan |
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bffbd95
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The dead are hard to look at. Their faces shimmer. They all look slightly angry or confused. they will come up to you and speak, but their voices sound like chatter, like bats twittering. Once they realize you can't understand them, they frown and move away. The dead aren't scary. They're just sad.
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Rick Riordan |
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e82b05b
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We passed hieroglyphic scrolls, gold jewelry, sarcophagi, statues of pharaohs, and huge chunks of limestone. Why would someone display a rock? Aren't there enough of those in the world?
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museums
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Rick Riordan |
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c92b712
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In a way, it's nice to know there are Greek gods out there, because you have somebody to blame when things go wrong. For instance, when you're walking away from a bus that's just been attacked by monster hags and blown up by lightning, and it's raining on top of everything else.
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Rick Riordan |
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e713519
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Ever hold your hand over a torch (sorry, a flashlight for you Americans).
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Rick Riordan |
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e178fbe
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So now I get the scepter?" Jason asked. Cupid laughed. "
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eros
heroes-of-olympus
percy-jackson
house-of-hades
jason-grace
rick-riordan
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Rick Riordan |
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df0f67e
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It was almost enough to make me turn vegetarian, except for the pesky fact that I loved cheeseburgers.
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Rick Riordan |
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d489876
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The people who deserved to die took forever to do so. Those who deserved to live always went too soon.
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good-and-evil
injustice
life
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Rick Riordan |
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d06c00e
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You've probably met moms like that. You say, "Yeah, I scored a goal in the soccer game last night." And she says, "Oh, that's nice. All fourteen of my children are the captains of their teams, and they make straight A's and can play the violin." And you just want to smack her."
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Rick Riordan |
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f6353d3
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They have gone missing? No, no, no, no, no, no, no No, et cetera
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Rick Riordan |
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2c4fddb
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Back when I was on my first assignment as a seeker, I was way out in Arizona. Brought in this kid named Clarisse.
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violent
rude
frank-zhang
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Rick Riordan |
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12b458a
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Hello, Hazel Levesque.
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leo-valdez
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Rick Riordan |
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5cb9874
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You mean a bad heel?" I said. "Couldn't I just, like, wear something besides sandals? No offense." -Percy"
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Rick Riordan |
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ffa66b5
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I guess it wasn't everyday they see a yellow lifeboat with no engine going a hundred knots an hour, manned by three kids.
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Rick Riordan |
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263c163
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She deserved at least one person who saw her and knew how good she was.
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loneliness
love
lonely
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Rick Riordan |
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f04f298
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The gods need heroes. They always have.
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Rick Riordan |
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a0bee6c
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My face felt like my normal face, as if that part of me hadn't transformed into a bird. [Fine, Sadie. Call me the Carter-headed chicken. Happy?]
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Rick Riordan |
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8cbf741
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Save yourselves!" Percy warned. "It is too late for us!" Then he gasped and pointed to the spot where Frank was hiding. "oh no! Frank is turning into a crazy dolphin!" Nothing happened. "I said," Percy repeated, "Frank is turning into a crazy dolphin." Frank stumbled out of nowhere, making a big show of grabbing his throat. "oh no," he said, like he was reading from a teleprompter, "I am turning into a crazy dolphin."
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humorous
percy-jackson
frank-zhang
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Rick Riordan |
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39ec8eb
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But too much love is poison, especially when that love is not returned.
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Rick Riordan |
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a76de4d
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Percy: "Hey, why do pegasi gallop as they fly, anyway?" Blackjack: "Why do humans swing their arms as they walk? I dunno, boss. It just feels right."
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ed02e3c
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He turned to leave, then hesitated. "One more thing." He walked up to me. "I've also been thinking about your declaration of undying love or whatever." "I didn't - it wasn't -" He clamped his hands on the sides of my gooey face and kissed me. I had to wonder: was it possible to dissolve into chocolate on a molecular level and melt into a puddle on the carpet? Because that's how I felt. I'm pretty sure Valhalla had to resurrect me several ti..
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54cde76
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Did they live happily ever after? HAHAHAHAHA. No.
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Rick Riordan |
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6b4f4ab
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Jason's heart lifted when he saw Nico di Angelo on the front lines with the Greeks, slashing his way through a crowd of two-headed men.
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nido-di-angelo
reunion
jason-grace
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7f44886
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I don't see that we have much choice," I said, "since we don't have anyone who can grow wings." "I will push you off this mountain," Sam warned. "All right," Blitzen decided, "let's try it. I mean the rune, not pushing Magnus off the mountain."
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Rick Riordan |
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60e378f
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I looked into his eyes, and I realized he was the same man I'd seen in my dreams. His face might be totally different, but the same soul was in there, the same intelligence and all the sadness.
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Rick Riordan |
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5b965f7
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Mark my words, nothing smells worse than burned scorpion.
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Rick Riordan |
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69925db
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You're sure?' I asked. 'I mean, the Lord of the Sword is great. But you could also be, I don't know, the Slammer of the Hammer'.
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Rick Riordan |
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6ab6896
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Gaea snarled in frustration. "Don't be cowards! It's very simple. You take this sharp pointy blade and you cut your dad into small pieces so he can't bother us again. Whichever of you does this will be the ruler of the universe! Also, I will make you those cookies you used to like, with the sprinkles."
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08a5df9
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You're probably wondering: why were Medusa's kids a golden warrior and a winged horse? And how had they been stuck in Medusa's body all those years?Heck, I dunno. I'm just telling you how it was. You want stuff to make sense, you're in the wrong universe
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universe
funny
percy-jackson-s-greek-heroes
pj
pjo
greek-heroes
greek
medusa
percabeth
percy-jackson
rick-riordan
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Rick Riordan |
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65b60d4
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Do yourself a favor,' I said. "Forget it. Forget you ever saw me." "Forget that you tried to kill me too?" "Yeah. That, too." "But who are you?" "Percy-" I started to say. Then the skeletons turned around. "Gotta go!" "What kind of name is Percy Gotta-go?" I bolted for the exit."
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percy
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Rick Riordan |
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c7b9120
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Let me explain: there are dragons, and then there are drakons. Drakons are several millennia older than dragons, andmuch larger. They look like giant serpents. Most don't have wings. Most don't breathe fire (though some do). All are poisonous. All are immensely strong, with scales harder than titanium. Their eyes can paralyze you; not the turn-you~to-stone Medusa-type paralysis, buttheoh~my~gods-that~big~snake~is~going~to~eat~me type of pa..
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Rick Riordan |
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a4c4bfe
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Even when she looked scared, she had a lot of guts.
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Rick Riordan |