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

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

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

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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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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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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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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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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 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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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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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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She held up her calloused, grimy fingers. Leo couldn't help thinking there was nothing hotter than a girl who didn't mind getting her hands dirty. But of course, that was just a general comment. Didn't apply to Calypso. Obviously.

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And if I was humming "Happy Birthday" and smiling stupidly as I fled for my life—well, that was nobody's business, was it?

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What about King Tut's tomb? I protested. That boy king? Zia rolled her eyes. Boring. You should see some of the good tombs.

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Nico di Angelo ran up to me with a big grin on his face. "Percy, this is awesome!" His blue-feathered bronze helmet was falling in his eyes, and his breastplate was about six sizes too big. I wondered if there was any way I'd looked that ridiculous when I'd first arrived.

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Amos sipped his coffee. The faraway look on his face reminded me of my dad. I don't want to scare you. Too late.

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I didn't understand how. But the toilets had responded to me. I had become one with the plumbing...

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You're Dionysus," I said. "The god of wine." Mr. D rolled his eyes. "What do they say these days, Grover? Do the children say 'Well duh!'?" Y-yes, Mr. D." Then, well, duh! Percy Jackson. Did you think I was Aphrodite, perhaps?" You're a god." Yes, child." A god. You.

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Annabeth looked at me. " We have to get out of here." " You think I want to be in the girls' restroom?" " I mean the ship, Percy! We have to get off the ship." " Smells bad," Tyson agreed. " And dogs eat all the eggs. Annabeth is right. We must leave the restroom and the ship.

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No doubt Carter would describe the underground city in excruciating detail, with exact measurements of each room, boring history on every statue and hieroglyph, and background notes on the construction of the magical headquarters of the House of Life. I will spare you that pain. It's big. It's full of magic. It's underground. There. Sorted.

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Okay," I said. "Just a normal afternoon and two normal people." She nodded. "And so...hypothetically, if these to people likes each other, what would it take to get the stupid guy to kiss the girl, huh?" "Oh..." I felt like one of Apollo's sacred cows-slow, dumb, and bright red. "Um...

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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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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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