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Tyson," I said "We're turning around!" Going the wrong way?" he asked. Always," I grumbled, but I steered the chariot towards the stands.

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I was five steps away when he called, "Perseus." I turned. There was a different light in his eyes, a fiery kind of pride. "You did well, Perseus. Do not misunderstand me. Whatever else you do, know that you are mine. You are a true son of the Sea God.

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There's my baby! I cried, quite carried away. There's my Poochiekins! Ammit ran at me and leaped into my arms, nuzzling me with his rough snout. My lord Osiris! Disturber lost the bottom of his scroll again, which unraveled around his legs. This is an outrage! Sadie, Dad said firmly, please do not refer to the Devourer of Souls as Poochiekins.

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A Half-Blood of the eldest gods, Shall reach sixteen against all odds And see the world in endless sleep The Hero's soul, cursed blade shall reap A single choice shall end his days Olympus to preserve or raze.

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Hey, moose! I screamed. The Set animal locked its glowing eyes one me. Well done! Horus said. Now we'll both die with honor! Shut up, I thought.

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I stared at the river far below. "Why did you park us on the mountain? Why not closer?" Bast shrugged, as if this hadn't occurred to her. "Cats like to get as high up as possible. In case we have to pounce on something." "Great," I said. "So if we have to pounce, we're all set.

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Hercules used noise! Brass bells! He scared them away with the most horrible sound he could-" said Percy "Percy... Chiron's collection!

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No hero is above fear, Percy. And you have risen above every hero. - Poseidon

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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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A tinkerer, snapped Pasiphaë. Even worse. I knew Daedalus. His inventions brought me nothing but trouble. Leo blinked. Daedalus…like, the Daedalus? Well, then, you should know all about us tinkerers. We're more into fixing, building, occasionally sticking wads of oilcloth in the mouths of rude ladies—

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Huh," Leo said. "Well, if you ever get off this island and want a job, let me know. You're not a total klutz." She smirked. "A job, eh?" Making things in your forge?" "Nah, we could start our own shop," Leo said, surprising himself. Starting a machine shop had always been one of his dreams, but he'd never told anyone about it. "Leo and Calypso's Garage: Auto Repair and Mechanical Monsters.

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I sat up and the blankets fell away.I looked down and found I was wearing pokemon pajamas. "Sadie,"I said,"I'm going to kill you." She batted her eyes innocently."But the street merchant gave us a very good deal on those.Walt said they would fit you." Walt raised his hand."Don't blame me, man.I tried to stick up for you." Bes snorted, then did a pretty good imitation of Walt's voice:"At least get the extra-large ones with Pikachu.

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At the Feast of Fortune, she'll awaken, and the demigods will be cut down like— like—" "Like our low prices at Bargain Mart!" Stheno suggested.

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I guess we're even, Sadie.First, Walt and I rushed off to save you in London.Then, you and Walt rushed off to save me.The only one who got shafted on both deals was Walt.Poor guy gets hauled all over the world pulling us out of trouble

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Your uncle," Poseidon sighed, "has always had a flair for dramatic exits. I think he would've done well as the god of theater.

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You need to be prepared to move. Why? I sat up and looked out the windshield, straight into a raging sandstorm. Oh…

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I wondered if Olympus had gone to a commercial break, or if our ratings had been any good.

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Seriously, who curses you with their dying breath and says, I hope your eye twitches!

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Apparently, word of the chicken man incident hadn't spread quite yet.

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Nico danced around like he needed to use the restroom. "Does Zeus really have lightning bolts that do six hundred damage? Does he get extra movement points for—" "Nico, shut up!" Bianca put her hands to her face. "This is not your stupid Mythomagic game, okay? There are no gods!

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Either the kid was naturally hyper or he was hopped up on enough caffeine to give a heart attack to a water buffalo.

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Her freckles were orange, as if somebody had spray-painted her face with liquid Cheetos.

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How do we beat her? I asked. You pretty much don't, Horus said. She is the incarnation of the sun's wrath. Back in the day when Ra was active, she would have been much more impressive, but still..She's unstoppable. A born killer. A slaying machine— Okay, I get it! I yelled.

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The bridge fell away into the chasm, and the Cyclops howled... with delight, because he was standing right next to us.

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When I got across, I looked back and saw Tyson giving Grover a piggyback ride (or was it a goatyback ride?).

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It's my birthday, Horus insisted. Wish me happy birthday! Happy birthday! I yelled. Now shut up!

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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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You know how hard it is to feel like an extreme falcon-headed combat machine when somebody calls you "chicken man"?

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One down," Beckendorf said. "About five thousand to go." He tossed me a jar of thick green liquid—Greek fire, one of the most dangerous magical substances in the world. Then he threw me another essential tool of demigod heroes—duct tape

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So you've got no name?" I asked. "They couldn't think of one ugly enough?" The creature snarled, stepping over the unconscious policeman. "Set animal is too hard to say," I decided. "I'll call you Leroy." Apparently, Leroy didn't like his name. He lunged.

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