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I should throw you off this building minus the flying horse and see how heroic you sound on the way down.

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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
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