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Oh, god,” I said. “Sorry, sorry. Do I die now?” --Sadie to Zia

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Rick Riordan
Age: 60
Born: 1964
Born: June 5
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Richard Russell Riordan
Jr.
Richard Russell Riordan Jr
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Dies

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