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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
Age: 60
Born: 1964
Born: June 5
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Richard Russell Riordan
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