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Getting eaten by a giant crocodile was bad enough. The kid with the glowing sword only made my day worse.

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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
Giants
Worse
Getting
Crocodile
Kids
Crocodiles
Enough
Sword
Made
Glowing
Eaten
Giant

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