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The taller they are, the longer they fall.

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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
Taller
Longer
Fall

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