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I plucked a ruby off the nearest plant and threw it at Hades.

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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
Rubies
Nearest
Threw
Plant
Ruby
Plucked
Hades

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