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His lion and hippo legs twitched. I wondered if netherworld monsters dreamed of chasing rabbits.

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Rick Riordan
Age: 60
Born: 1964
Born: June 5
Author
Novelist
Teacher
Writer
Military City
USA
Richard Russell Riordan
Jr.
Richard Russell Riordan Jr
Chasing
Lions
Netherworld
Monsters
Twitched
Legs
Hippo
Rabbits
Lion
Wondered
Dreamed

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