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Sometimes wisdom came from strange places, even from giant teenaged goldfish.

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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
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Goldfish
Giant
Giants
Places
Strange
Wisdom
Came
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