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We passed hieroglyphic scrolls, gold jewelry, sarcophagi, statues of pharaohs, and huge chunks of limestone. Why would someone display a rock? Aren't there enough of those in the world?

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Rick Riordan
Age: 60
Born: 1964
Born: June 5
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Richard Russell Riordan
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