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Amos stopped before the entrance, which was the size of a garage door—a dark heavy square of timber with no visible handle or lock. Carter after you. Um, how do I— How do you think? Great another mystery. I was about to suggest we ram Amos's head against it and see if that worked.

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CHEERS, CARTER. At least you have the sense to hand me the microphone for important things. Honestly, he drones on and on about his plans for the Apocalypse, but he makes no plans at all for the school dance. My brother's priorities are severely skewed. Sadie Kane

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I caught Bast's arm when she was a few steps from the bank. Stay away from the water. She frowned. Carter, I'm a cat. I'm not going for a swim. But if you want to summon a river goddess, you really need to do it at the riverbank.

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They know they've won, Carter guessed. They're making a show of it. Yes, Amos said. Well, let's blow up the boats or something! I said. Amos looked at me. Is that your strategy, honestly?

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How do you have five children in a row, each on a different say? They're gods, Carter said. They can do stuff like that.

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How does it taste? Carter wondered. Zia smiled. Stick out your tongue. To answer Carter's question, the tattoo tasted like burning car tires. Ugh. I spit a blue gob of order and harmony into the fountain.

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After my bad experience as a kite, I simply refused to go about as a glowing Sadie-headed chicken. That's fine for Carter, but I have standards.

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We can't make a portal— We've got a flying boat, Carter offered.

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Carter Kane, 14, died tragically in Paris when he was eaten by his sister's cat Muffin.

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Carter started down the stairs, but I grabbed his arm. Hang on. What about traps? He frowned. Traps? Didn't Egyptian tombs have traps? Well…sometimes. But this isn't a tomb. Besides, more often they had curses, like the burning curse, the donkey curse— Oh, lovely. That sounds so much better.

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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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The Ancient Egyptians were not fools, Carter. They built the pyramids. They created the first great nation state. Their civilization lasted thousands of years. Yeah, I said. And now they're gone.

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Stop smiling! she ordered. I can see you, Carter. Oh…and, uh, hullo, Walt. The pot monster made squeaky grinding noises as it stood up straight. One clunky arm rose and tried to fix Sadie's nonexistent hair. Leave it to Sadie to be self-conscious around boys, even when she's made out of pots and duct tape.

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Desjardins was literally fuming. His tattered robes still smoked from battle. (Carter says I shouldn't mention that his pink boxer shorts were showing, but they were!)

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So let me get this straight, Carter said. The two guys you liked—one who was dying and one who was off-limits because he's a god—are now one guy, who isn't dying and isn't off-limits. And you're complaining.

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The wand ricocheted through the swarm, thumping six, seven, eight of the little monsters before returning to Carter's hand. Not bad, I said. Keep it up!

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Thanks for everything. As you wish, the captain said. If axes could frown, I'm sure he would have. Stay sharp, Carter told him.

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If a person cast no shadow at all, he couldn't be alive. His existence became meaningless.Execrating Apophis by destroying his shadow would cut his connection to the mortal world completely. He'd never be able to rise again. I finally understood why he'd been so anxious to burn Setne's scrolls, and he was afraid of this spell. (Carter Kane)

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I'll distract them, Carter said. You search. The Trophy room is through there. Carter! But the fool ran off to protect me. I hate when he does that.

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My name is Carter Kane. I'm fourteen and my home is a suitcase.

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I sailed on the cold air currents above the rooftops of Paris. I could see the river, the Louvre Museum, the gardens and palaces. And a mouse-yum. Hang on, Carter, I thought. not hunting mice.

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Bast crouched down and began making weird chittering noises. Uh-oh. She was imitating birds. I'd seen enough cats do this when they were stalking. Suddenly my own obituary flashed in my head: Carter Kane, 14, tragically died in Paris wen he was eaten by his sister's cat, Muffin.

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If you're listening to this, congratulations! You survived Doomsday. I'd like to apologize straightaway for any inconvenience the end of the world may have caused you. The earthquakes, rebellions, riots, tornadoes, floods, tsunamis, and of course the giant snake who swallowed the sun—I'm afraid most of that was our fault. Carter and I decided we should at least explain how it happened.

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The Temple of Dendur," Zia said. "Actually it was built by the Romans - " "When they occupied Egypt," Carter said, like this was delightful information. "Augustus commissioned it." "Yes," Zia said. "Fascinating," I murmured. "Would you two like to be left alone with a history textbook?

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My face felt like my normal face, as if that part of me hadn't transformed into a bird. [Fine, Sadie. Call me the Carter-headed chicken. Happy?]

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I must admit I'm impressed, Sadie. You controlled your magic and controlled Isis. And you, Carter, did well turning into a lizard.

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Why are they so sad? I asked. Well, they're dead, Carter speculated.

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I found that things weren't going well upstairs. Carter was a crumpled heap of chicken warrior on the slope of the pyramid.

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Carter pulled out several lengths of brown twine, a small ebony cat statue, and a thick roll of paper. No, not paper. Papyrus. I remember Dad explaining how the Egyptians made it from a river plant because they never invented paper. The stuff was so thick and rough, it made me wonder if the poor Egyptians had had to use toilet papyrus. If so, no wonder they walked sideways.

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