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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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Rick Riordan
Age: 60
Born: 1964
Born: June 5
Author
Novelist
Teacher
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Military City
USA
Richard Russell Riordan
Jr.
Richard Russell Riordan Jr
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Persephone
Wells
Brave
Orpheus
Well
Turned
Hades
Looks
Hero
Rolled
Every
Husband
Besides
Like
Eyes
Talked
Eye
Fellow
Around
Fellows
Chided

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