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Back in Khufu's day I knew a magician who parted the Nile just so he could climb to the bottom and retrieve a girl's necklace. Then there was that Israelite fellow, Mickey. Moses? Yeah, him.

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Rick Riordan
Age: 60
Born: 1964
Born: June 5
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Military City
USA
Richard Russell Riordan
Jr.
Richard Russell Riordan Jr
Climbs
Necklace
Fellow
Necklaces
Fellows
Nile
Bottom
Parted
Yeah
Mickey
Knew
Magician
Girl
Moses
Back
Climb
Retrieve

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