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Piper and Hazel were ready to go, but first Annabeth turned to Percy, who was leaning on the starboard rail, gazing over the bay. Annabeth took his hand. "What are you going to do while we're gone?" "Jump in the harbor," he said casually, like another kid might say, ."
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piper-mclean
percy-jackson
percy-jackson-and-the-olympians
the-mark-of-athena
hazel-levesque
the-heroes-of-olympus
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Rick Riordan |
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91c2a6f
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Looking up in the sky, I saw the stars were brighter now. They made a pattern I had never noticed before- a gleaming constellation that looked a lot like a girls figure- a girl with a bow, running across the sky. "Let the world honor you, my Huntress. Live forever in the stars."
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Rick Riordan |
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a7ec2e4
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Your head is full of kelp.
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percy-jackson
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Rick Riordan |
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6afef91
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Grover Underwood of the satyrs!" Dionysus called. Grover came forward nervously. "Oh, stop chewing your shirt," Dionysus chided. "Honestly, I'm not going to blast you. For your bravery and sacrifice, blah, blah, blah, and since we have an unfortunate vacancy, the gods have seen fit to name you a member of the Council of Cloven Elders." Grover collapsed on the spot. "Oh, wonderful," Dionysus sighed, as several naiads came forward to help Gro..
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grover-underwood
percy-jackson
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077ac9f
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Shut up, me," Leo said aloud. "What?" Piper asked. "Nothing," he said. "Long night. I think I'm hallucinating. It's cool." Sitting in front, Leo couldn't see their faces, but he assumed from their silence that his friends were not pleased to have a sleepless, hallucinating dragon driver. "Just joking." Leo decided it might be good to change the subject."
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leo
piper
lost-hero
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Rick Riordan |
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f840c22
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When she kissed me, I had the feeling my brain was melting right through my body.
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Rick Riordan |
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4234fed
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Wisdom's daughter walks alone, The mark of Athena burns through Rome.
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Rick Riordan |
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0230e0d
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She grabbed his face and pulled him into a kiss, which effectively shut him up.
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leo-valdez
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Rick Riordan |
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38fd758
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I've been waiting a long time for a quest, seaweed brain," she said. "Athena is no fan of Poseidon, but if you're going to save the world, I'm the best person to keep you from messing up."
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athena
poseidon
percy-jackson
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Rick Riordan |
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e4496b0
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Please, Percy...change your clothes. You smell like you've been run over by an electric horse.
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humor
hygiene
heroes-of-olympus
percy-jackson
percy-jackson-and-the-olympians
the-mark-of-athena
horses
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Rick Riordan |
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8cf50db
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Then there was Nico di Angelo. Dang, that kid gave Leo the freaky-deakies. He sat back in his leather aviator jacket, his black T-shirt and jeans, that wicked silver skull ring on his finger, and the Stygian sword at his side. His tufts of black hair struck up in curls like baby bat wings. His eyes were sad and kind of empty, as if he'd stared into the depths of Tartarus--which he had.
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nico-di-angelo
leo-valdez
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Rick Riordan |
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a4547eb
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Leo: I'm almost out of gas! Woah, that came out wrong. I meant the burning kind!
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Rick Riordan |
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4af9968
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Seriously, who has monogrammed pajamas?
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Rick Riordan |
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a945455
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So you've got no name?" I asked. "They couldn't think of one ugly enough?" The creature snarled, stepping over the unconscious policeman. "Set animal is too hard to say," I decided. "I'll call you Leroy." Apparently, Leroy didn't like his name. He lunged."
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Rick Riordan |
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d0b7ae5
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Number eight, the silver one, belongs to Artemis. She vowed to be a maiden forever. So of course, no kids. The cabin is, you know, honorary. If she didn't have one, she'd be mad.
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15740a1
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Just tell me, Percy, do you still have the birthday gift I gave you last summer?" I nodded and pulled out my camp necklace. It had a bead for every summer I'd been at Camp Half-Blood, but since last year I'd also kept a sand dollar on the cord. My father had given it to me for my fifteenth birthday. He'd told me I would know when to "spend it," but so far I hadn't figured out what he meant. All I knew that it didn't fit the vending machines..
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eedc467
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I will deny I ever said this, of course, but the gods need heroes. They always have. Otherwise we would not keep you annoying little brats around." I feel so wanted. Thanks."
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percy-jackson
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Rick Riordan |
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5a49b47
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Now the tattoos," Zia announced. "Brilliant!" I said. "On your tongue," she added. "Excuse me?" --
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Rick Riordan |
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a15cef1
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The eidolons started pounding on the door. 'Who is it?' Leo called. 'Valdez!' 'Valdez who?
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humour
knock
leo-valdez
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Rick Riordan |
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3e1b56e
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Thalia had been turned into a pine tree when she was 12. Me... well, i was doing my best not to follow her example. I had nightmares about what Poseidon might turn me into if i were ever in the verge of death--plankton, maybe. Or a floating patch of kelp.
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poseidon
thalia
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Rick Riordan |
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9afe972
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You saved the world," annabeth said. "We saved the world." "And Rachel is the new Oracle, which means she won't be dating anybody." "You don't sound disappointed," I noticed. Annabeth shrugged. "Oh, I don't care." "Uh-huh." She raised an eyebrow. "You got something to say to me, Seaweed Brain?" "You'd probably kick my butt." "You know I'd kick your butt." I brushed the cake off my hands. "When I was at the River Styx, turning invulnerable ...
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it-s-about-time
percy-jackson
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Rick Riordan |
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9fc9935
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Are you guys busy?" Juniper asked. "Well," I said, "we're in the middle of this game against a bunch of monsters and we're trying not to die." "We're not busy," Annabeth said."
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0d068f6
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Athena called, "Annabeth Chase, my own daughter." Annabeth squeezed my arm, then walked forward and knelt at her mother's feet. Athena smiled. "You, my daughter, have exceeded all expectations. You have used your wits, your strength, and your courage to defend this city, and our seat of power. It has come to our attention that Olympus is...well, trashed. The Titan lord did much damage that will have to be repaired. We could rebuild it by ma..
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aphrodite
ares
athena
apollo
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Rick Riordan |
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c430a85
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Athena stood in the middle of the road with her arms crossed and a look on her face that made me think . She'd changed out of her armor, into jeans and a white blouse, but she didn't look any less warlike. Her gray eyes blazed. "Well, Percy," she said. "You will stay mortal." "Um, yes, ma'am." "I would know your reasons." "I want to be a regular guy. I want to grow up. Have, you know, a regular high school experience." "And my daughter?" "..
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athena
percy-jackson
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Rick Riordan |
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da980fd
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Will put his hand on Nico's shoulder. "Nico, we need o have another talk about your people skills." "Hey, I'm just stating the obvious. If this is Apollo, and he dies, we're all in trouble." Will turned to me. "I apologize for my boyfriend." Nico rolled his eyes. "Could you not--" "Would you prefer special guy?" Will asked. "Or significant other?" "Significant annoyance, in your case," Nico grumbled"
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romance
humor
lgbt
gay
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Rick Riordan |
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54a33e1
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Hold up," Leo said. "You guys lost a dragon? A Real full size dragon?"
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6aca71d
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You know what would help this boy?" Demeter mused. "Farming." Persephone rolled her eyes. "Mother-" "Six months behind a plow. Excellent character building."
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persephone
nico-di-angelo
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Rick Riordan |
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649d1bd
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I don't define myself by the boys who may or may not like me
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reyna-ramírez-arellano
rick-riordan
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Rick Riordan |
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cd42db0
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Grover wore his fake feet and his pants to pass as human. He wore a green rasta-style cap, because when it rained his curly hair flattened and you could just see the tips of his horns. His bright orange backpack was full of scrap metal and apples to snack on. In his pocket was a set of reed pipes his daddy goat had carved for him, even though he only knew two songs: Mozart's Piano Concerto no. 12 and Hilary Duff's "So Yesterday," both of wh..
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humor
hilary-duff
mozart
reed-pipe
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Rick Riordan |
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a629c4e
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Percy and Hedge lay on the deck, looking exhausted. Hedge was missing his shoes. He grinned at the sky, muttering, "Awesome. Awesome." Percy was covered in nicks and scratches, like he'd jumped through a window. He didn't say anything but he grasped Annabeth's hand weakly as if to say, Leo, Piper, and Jason, who'd been eating in the mess hall, came rushing up the stairs. "What? What?" Leo cried, holding a half-eaten grilled cheese sandwic..
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coach-hedge
piper-mclean
percy-jackson
percy-jackson-and-the-olympians
the-mark-of-athena
frank-zhang
jason-grace
the-heroes-of-olympus
leo-valdez
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Rick Riordan |
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cd0bcec
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You know how hard it is to feel like an extreme falcon-headed combat machine when somebody calls you "chicken man"?"
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names
humor
sobriquet
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Rick Riordan |
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bc9ba77
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Please excuse Jason from eternal damnation. He has had amnesia.
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cfb32a9
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I don't deserve you." "You're not allowed to say that." "Why not?" "It's a breakup line. Unless you're breaking up-" Jason leaned over and kissed her. The colors of the Roman afternoon suddenly seemed sharper, as it the world had switched to high definition. "No breakups," he promised. "I may have busted my head a few times, but I'm not that stupid."
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jasper
mark-of-athena
piper-mclean
rick-riordan
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Rick Riordan |
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1a6f7bf
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I thought maybe he was seeing another tree. - Juniper
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Rick Riordan |
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54b4e4c
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The rivalry ends here," Percy said. "I love you, Wise Girl."
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blood-of-olympus
heroes-of-olympus
percy-jackson
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Rick Riordan |
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6aa5f35
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Could you do a glamour and turn into something smaller?" I asked it. "Preferably not a chain, since it's no longer the 1990s?" The sword didn't reply (duh), but I imagined it was humming at a more interrogative pitch, like, Such as what? "I dunno. Something pocket-size and innocuous. A pen, maybe?" The sword pulsed, almost like it was laughing. I imagined it saying, A pen sword. That is the stupidest thing I've ever heard."
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85a17f9
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Husband, we talked about this," Persephone chided. "You can't go around incinerating every hero. Besides, he's brave. I like that." Hades rolled his eyes. "You liked that Orpheus fellow too. Look how well that turned out."
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persephone
percy-jackson
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Rick Riordan |
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673603e
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Could you do a glamour and turn into something smaller?" I asked it. "Preferably not a chain, since it's no longer the 1990s?" The sword didn't reply (duh), but I imagined it was humming at a more interrogative pitch, like, Such as what? "I dunno. Something pocket-size and innocuous. A pen, maybe?" The sword pulsed, almost like it was laughing. I imagined it saying, A pen sword. That is the stupidest thing I've ever heard." --
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f08ad38
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We should go straight west. The prophecy said west." "Oh, like your tracking skills are better?" Thalia growled. Zoe stepped toward her. "You challenge my skills, you scullion? You know of being a Hunter!" "Oh, . You're calling a scullion? What the heck is a scullion?"
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zoe-nightshade
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Rick Riordan |
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5ac7327
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Husband, we talked about this," Persephone chided. "You can't go around incinerating every hero. Besides, he's brave. I like that." Hades rolled his eyes. "You liked that Orpheus fellow too. Look how well that turned out." --
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persephone
percy-jackson
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Rick Riordan |
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2b2ecae
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Frank stared at her. "But you throw Ding Dongs at monsters." Iris looked horrified. "Oh, they're not Ding Dongs." She rummaged under the counter and brought out a package of chocolate covered cakes that looked exactly like Ding Dongs. "These are gluten-free, no-sugar-added, vitamin-enriched, soy-free, goat-milk-and-seaweed-based cupcake simulations." "All natural!" Fleecy chimed in. "I stand corrected." Frank suddenly felt as queasy as Per..
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humor
iris
percy-jackson
rick-riordan
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Rick Riordan |
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9949beb
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I know you'll do what's best for Annabeth." "How can you be sure?" "Because she'd do the same for you."
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sally-jackson
percy-jackson
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Rick Riordan |
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1c2c62d
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Annabeth frowned. "That doesn't make sense. But why were you visiting --" Her eyes widened. "Hermes said you bear the curse of Achilles. Hestia said the same thing. Did you . . . did you bathe in the River Styx?" "Don't change the subject." "Percy! Did you or not?" "Um . . .maybe a little."
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the-last-olympian
percy-jackson
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Rick Riordan |
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f62b5d7
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When I got across, I looked back and saw Tyson giving Grover a piggyback ride (or was it a goatyback ride?).
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tyson
percy-jackson
question
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Rick Riordan |