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A long white ribbon shot out of the crack in the wall. The ribbon just kept coming, weaving itself into some kind of shape next to Anubis, and my first thought was, My god, he’s got a magic roll of toilet paper.

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Rick Riordan
Age: 60
Born: 1964
Born: June 5
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Military City
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Richard Russell Riordan
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Richard Russell Riordan Jr
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