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Khufu carefully picked out everything that ended with-o—Doritos, Oreos, and some chunks of meat. Buffalo? Armadillo? I was scared to even ask.

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Rick Riordan
Age: 60
Born: 1964
Born: June 5
Author
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Teacher
Writer
Military City
USA
Richard Russell Riordan
Jr.
Richard Russell Riordan Jr
Even
Chunks
Picked
Carefully
Ended
Meat
Scared
Asks
Armadillos
Everything
Buffalo

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