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I was a fight to the death, and I felt great.
Rick Riordan
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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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My mother was gone. The whole world should be black and cold. Nothing should look beautiful.
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sorry,no thanks,if i was going to die it could wait until tomorrow morning.
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He [Nico] regarded Jason, as if waiting for an attack. 'If the others found out-' 'If the others found out,' Jason said, 'You'd have that many more people to back you up, and to unleash the fury of the gods on anybody who gives you trouble.
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Oh no. I said panic rising in my chest. No, no, no, Somebody get a can opener. I've got a god in my head!!
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