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Frank Zhang: lumbering klutz, child of Mars, part-time pachyderm.

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Rick Riordan
Age: 60
Born: 1964
Born: June 5
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Military City
USA
Richard Russell Riordan
Jr.
Richard Russell Riordan Jr
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Lumbering
Mars
Frank
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