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Either the kid was naturally hyper or he was hopped up on enough caffeine to give a heart attack to a water buffalo.

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Rick Riordan
Age: 60
Born: 1964
Born: June 5
Author
Novelist
Teacher
Writer
Military City
USA
Richard Russell Riordan
Jr.
Richard Russell Riordan Jr
Heart
Naturally
Attack
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Water
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Buffalo
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