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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
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Military City
USA
Richard Russell Riordan
Jr.
Richard Russell Riordan Jr
Ahead
Sadness
Stay
Place
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Just remember if we get caught, you're deaf and I don't speak English.
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