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603fb58
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Despicable creatures, vultures: without a doubt the most disgusting birds ever. I suppose they served their purpose, but did they have to be so greasy and ugly? Couldn't we have cute fuzzy rabbits that cleaned up roadkill instead?
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Rick Riordan |
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ed5fe0f
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I'll admit that I was staring. Suddenly my whole perspective had flipped inside out, like when you look at an inkblot picture and see just the black part. Then your brain inverts the image and you realize the white part makes an entirely different picture, even though nothing has changed. That was Alex Fierro, except in pink and green. A second ago, he had been very obviously a boy to me. Now she was very obviously a girl.
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Rick Riordan |
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d569545
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Before I could respond, Thalia tromped up the stairs. She was officially not talking to me now, but she looked at Grover and said, "Tell Percy to get his butt downstairs." "Why?" I asked. "Did he say something?" Thalia asked Grover. "Um, he asked why." "Dionysus is calling a council of cabin leaders to discuss the prophecy," she said. "Unfortunately, that includes Percy."
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Rick Riordan |
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2d451d4
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I'm Carter Kane-part-time high school freshman, part-time magician, full-time worrier about all the Egyptian gods and monsters who are constantly trying to kill me. Okay, that last part is an exaggeration. Not the gods want me dead. Just a lot of them.
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son-of-sobek
egypt
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Rick Riordan |
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d58b9aa
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Imagine jumping into a pit of boiling acid. Now multiply that pain times fifty." -Percy"
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Rick Riordan |
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133634e
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How do we beat her? I asked. You pretty much don't, Horus said. She is the incarnation of the sun's wrath. Back in the day when Ra was active, she would have been much more impressive, but still. .She's unstoppable. A born killer. A slaying machine-- "Okay, I get it!" I yelled."
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Rick Riordan |
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1920c29
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They know they've won," Carter guessed. "They're making a show of it." "Yes," Amos said. "Well, let's blow up the boats or something!" I said. Amos looked at me. "Is that your strategy, honestly?"
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Rick Riordan |
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b098c0a
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The baby!' Nico grinned, which hurt his face muscles. He wasn't used to making that expression. 'Mellie and the kid are all right?
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Rick Riordan |
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e88c63a
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I felt a bit silly giving this advice to a girl who regularly fought monsters with golden swords, but I had promised Bill Nye the Science Guy I would always promote safe laboratory practices.
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Rick Riordan |
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47e47e1
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Her freckles were orange, as if somebody had spray-painted her face with liquid Cheetos.
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Rick Riordan |
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37de017
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In the old legends, Arachne had gotten into trouble because of pride. She'd bragged about her tapestries being better than Athena's, which had led to Mount Olympus's first reality TV punishment program: 'So You Think You Can Weave Better Than a Goddess?' Arachne had lost in a big way.
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funny
humor
athena
wicked
lol
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Rick Riordan |
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4ba764c
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Power makes good people uneasy rather than joyful or boastful. That's why good people so rarely rise to power.
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Rick Riordan |
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ea94e1f
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What if we promoted, like, Adidas shoes?" Percy wondered. "Would that make Nike mad enough to show up?"
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Rick Riordan |
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8d2951b
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You'd think getting chopped into a million pieces and cast into the darkest part of the Underworld would give him a subtle clue that nobody wanted him around.
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kronos
percy-jackson
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Rick Riordan |
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00e2dbc
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I haven't devoured a soul in...What month is this? March?
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Rick Riordan |
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07ef7c9
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Boy," Annabeth interrupted, "I'm sure you both would've been wonderful at killing each other. But right now you need some rest."
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Rick Riordan |
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d3f88de
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The world will end. The big picture cannot be changed. But in the meantime, as Loki once said, we can choose to alter the details. That's how we take control of our destiny.
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Rick Riordan |
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58e8545
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It's not bad enough I am exiled? It's not bad enough you take away the few good heroes I'm allowed to meet? You think it's funny to send me this this -- this charbroiled runt of a boy to ruin my tranquility? This is NOT FUNNY! Take him back!
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Rick Riordan |
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8d6877e
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Annabeth sat up and glared at her ankle. "You HAD to break," she scolded it. The ankle did not reply."
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Rick Riordan |
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887b1dd
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Amos clapped his hands. "Khufu!" I thought he'd sneezed, because Khufu is a weird name, but then a little dude about three feet tall with gold fur and a purple shirt came clambering down the stairs. It took me a second to realize it was a baboon wearing an L.A. Lakers jersey."
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Rick Riordan |
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b249a0f
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He's SO goatly.
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mellie
mellie-the-wind-nymph
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Rick Riordan |
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1f212b1
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Not that my regularly scheduled life was so great, but it beat getting judged unworthy by twelve bearded guys named Erik.
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humour
magnus-chase
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Rick Riordan |
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7cb8ea4
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Get closer," I told Blackjack. "I need to talk to the statue." he muttered, but he flew as close as he could, dodging the flying statue."
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olympian
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Rick Riordan |
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44f2d74
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So,' Nico said, 'since we're going to be spending at least a year seeing each other at camp, I think I should clear the air.' Percy's smile wavered. 'What do you mean?
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truth
percy-jackson
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Rick Riordan |
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b63396b
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You spoke the truth, Percy Jackson. You are nothing like... like Hercules. I am honored that you carry this sword.
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zoe-nightshade
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Rick Riordan |
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9908329
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We were alone in a strange mansion with a baboon, a crocodile, and a weird cat. And apparently, the entire world was in danger. I looked at Sadie. "What do we do now?"
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Rick Riordan |
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2057347
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Percy: Dad- Poseidon: Very well! It shall be as you say. But my son, pray this works. Percy: I'm praying, I'm talking to you, right? Poseidon: Oh...yes. Good point.
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poseidon
percy-jackson
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Rick Riordan |
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6c553ed
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I still don't get it" Coach Hedge muttered as they roamed the centre aisle. "They named a whole town after Leo's table?" "I think the town was here first, Coach" Nico said." --
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the-blood-of-olympus
percy-jackson
nico-di-angelo
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Rick Riordan |
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c570219
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The taller they are, the longer they fall.
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Rick Riordan |
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c155c28
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Hades took off his helm. His complexion was even paler than usual. He had a bad case of helmet hair. He was sweating and nervous and blinking like he had something in his eyes. "I am Hades," he said in a squeaky voice. "I love you."
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Rick Riordan |
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ec38c4d
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It wasn't Leo's finest moment. Panic seized him, and he took off. His only comfort was that his friends did, too - and they weren't the cowardly type.
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Rick Riordan |
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cb4c72d
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What was I up to, you may ask? I certainly didn't want to meet Monsieur Evil again or creepy old Lord Salamander.
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Rick Riordan |
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ec20a18
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If Aphrodite is angry, she might make you fall in love with a toy poodle, or a telephone pole.
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Rick Riordan |
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d7f9881
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Throwing down your staff may sound like a sign of surrender, but in Egyptian magic, it's bad news. It usually means, 'Hey, I'm going to summon a big nasty thing to kill you while I stand safely inside my circle and laugh'.
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throne-of-fire
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Rick Riordan |
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30dd069
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You're a Demigod Percy, half god and half mortal!
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Rick Riordan |
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80c78e8
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He crossed the street toward the man in the trench coat, which left me with two choices: follow my dad and see what was going on, or do what I was told. I decided on the slightly less dangerous path. I went to retrieve my sister
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Rick Riordan |
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22e0550
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Theophane gave birth to a magical ram named Krysomallos, who for some reason had wool made of gold. Eventually, Krysomallos would be skinned for his fleece, which became known as the Golden Fleece, which means I am related to a sheepskin rug.
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Rick Riordan |
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a084814
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Come on," I said. "I've got some questions for Thoth. And then I'm going to punch him in the beak."
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chronicles
riordan
kane
rick
pyramid
red
sadie
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Rick Riordan |
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cf787a9
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They're not so bad. They just need some attention. ...Like pets. Or my brother.
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Rick Riordan |
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6714b9d
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The bridge fell away into the chasm, and the Cyclops howled ... with delight, because he was standing right next to us.
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percy-jackson-and-the-olympians
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Rick Riordan |
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e85cdc5
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Polyphemus stiffened. "Who said that?" "Nobody!" Annabeth yelled. That got exactly the reaction she'd been hoping for. The monster's face turned red with rage. "Nobody!" Polyphemus yelled back. "I remember you!" "You're too stupid to remember anybody," Annabeth taunted. "Much less Nobody."
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riddle
nobody
polyphemus
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Rick Riordan |
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11818df
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Nico enjoyed how nervous the Romans acted around him, even though they were older and bigger and more experienced fighters.
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Rick Riordan |
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61b4cd5
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We heard the army before we saw it. The noise was like a cannon barrage combined with a football stadium crowd- like every Patriots fan in New England was charging us with bazookas.
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percy-jackson
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Rick Riordan |
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5e7bf0c
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So I saved your life, and you repaid me by raising Kronos. That's fair.
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Rick Riordan |