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Don't stay in one place too long. It was the only way to stay ahead of the sadness.

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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
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Ahead
Sadness
Stay
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