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Die, enemies of Ra!" Sekhemet yelled. "Perish in agony!" "She's almost as annoying as you," I told Horus. "Impossible," Horus said. "No one bests Horus. (Rick Riordan)
It seemed weird calling a teenager 'sir' but I'd learned to be careful with immortals. They tended to get offended easily. Then, they blew stuff up.
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Dreams like a podcast, Downloading truth in my ears. They tell me cool stuff." "Apollo?" I guess, because I figured nobody else could make a haiku that bad. He put his finger to his lips. "I'm incognito. Call me Fred." "A god named Fred?
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Love conquers all," Aphrodite promised. "Look at Helen and Paris. Did they let anything come between them?" "Didn't they start the Trojan War and get thousands of people killed?" "Pfft. That's not the point. Follow your heart.
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I had a crush on Percy," Nico spat. "That's the truth. That's the big secret.
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What if it lines up like it did in the Trojan War... Athena versus Poseidon?" "I don't know. But I just know that I'll be fighting next to you." "Why?" "Because you're my friend, Seaweed Brain. Any more stupid questions?
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Don't get starry-eyed about somebody you can't have, especially if it blinds you to somebody who's really important.
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The eidolons started pounding on the door. 'Who is it?' Leo called. 'Valdez!' 'Valdez who?
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She said this in the same way you might say Fields of Punishment or Hades's gym shorts.
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She led the way. Eyeless sockets of the dead seemed to stare at them as they passed. "These are cool," Dan decided. "Maybe I could-" "No, Dan," Amy said. "You can't collect human bones." "Awww.
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Deadlines just aren't real to me until I'm staring one in the face. (Rick Riordan)
Wow," Thalia muttered. "Apollo is hot." "He's the sun god," I said. "That's not what I meant.
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I gave her my deluxe I'll-Kill-You-Later stare.
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You weren't able to talk sense into him?" Well, we kind of tried to kill each other in a duel to the death." I see. You tried the diplomatic approach.
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I'm Dylan. I'm so cool. I want to date myself, but I don't know how! You want to date me instead? You're so lucky!
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Piper gripped his hand and followed him, "If I fall, you're catching me.” "Uh, sure.” Jason hoped he wasn't blushing. Leo stepped out next. "You're catching me, too, Superman. But I ain't holding your hand.
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It's useless to lecture a human.
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Poison!" Grover yelped. "Don't let those things touch you or..." "Or we'll die?" I guessed. "Well... after you shrivel slowly to dust, yes." "Let's avoid the swords," I decided.
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Safety from what? Who's after me?" Oh, nobody much," Grover said, obviously still miffed about the donkey comment. "Just the Lord of the Dead and a few of his blood-thirstiest minions.
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But you'll be killed!" "I'll be fine. Besides, we've got no choice." Annabeth glared at me like she was going to punch me. And then she did something that surprised me even more. She kissed me.
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Race you to the road?" I said. "You are so going to lose." She (Annabeth) took off down Half-Blood Hill and I sprinted after her. For once, I didn't look back. (Rick Riordan)
Not knowing is half the fun," Aphrodite said, "Exquisitely painful isn't it? Not being sure who you love and who loves you? Oh, you kids! It's so cute I'm going to cry!
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Well," I said. "If you need me, I'll be outside, playing with sharp objects.
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Percy tried to remember. He really did. For some reason, Annabeth and he had visited a spa and decided to destroy it. He couldn't imagine why. Maybe they hadn't like the deep-tissue massage? Maybe they'd gotten bad manicures?
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Lots of death, huh? Personally, I'm trying to avoid lots of death, but you guys have fun!
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