Well, actually it carried Cadmus. Europa fell off and died along the way, but that's not important.'
It was probably important to her.


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Now that we were safely down the mountain...
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Doesn't miss many meals, does he?" Zeus muttered. "Tyson, for your bravery in the war, and for leadi...
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The Council agrees," Zeus said. "Percy Jackson, you will have one gift from the gods."
I hesita...
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As for my brothers," Zeus said, "we are thankful"-he cleared his throat like the words were hard to ...
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It's just Annabeth mom jeez!
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Хей! - извика Гроувър. - Тя май припадна!
- Гррр! - обади...
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Той ме погледна тъжно, сякаш мислеше какви цветя да изб...
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Синдром на Дефицит на Вниманието (СДВ)
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You're cute when you're worried, your eyebrows get all scrunched together.
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then things got even stranger.
Mr. Brunner, who'd been out in front of the museum a minute befo...
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There are parties and then there are huge major blowout parties. And then there are Olympian parties...
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Apollo?” I guessed…
He put a finger to his lips. “I’m incognito. Call me Fred.”
...
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Percy smiled. He knew the stakes were high. He knew this day could go horribly wrong. But he also kn...
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Hazel squinted. "How far?"
"Just over the river and through the woods."
Percy raised an ey...
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Can’t this thing go any faster?” Thalia demanded.
Zoe glared at her. “I cannot control tr...
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Erre es korakas, Blinky!" Dionysus cursed. "I will have your soul!
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In a way, it's nice to know that there are Greek gods out there, because you have somebody to blame ...
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THAT'S IT!" Terminus cried. "That's AGAINST THE RULES!"
Polybotes frowned, obviously confused t...
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Even strength must bow to wisdom sometimes.
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Go on with what your heart tells you, or you will lose all.
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If my life is going to mean anything, I have to live it myself.
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She'd also called me brave...unless she was talking to the catfish.
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A big sacrifice is coming, and you won't have the courage to make it. That will cost you dearly. It ...
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Gaea?” Leo shook his head. “Isn’t that Mother Nature? She’s supposed to have, like, flowers ...
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Humans see what they want to see.
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Remake the world, a little at a time, each in your own corner of the world.
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Then she did something so unexpected Nico would later think he dreamed it. She walked up to Nico, wh...
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You will suffer, son of Hades!’
What else is new? Nico thought.
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This is so cool!" Nico said, jumping up and down in the driver's seat. "Is this really the sun? I th...
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Christmas in the Underworld was NOT my idea.
If I'd known what was coming, I would've called i...
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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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For a long time,’ Nico said, ‘I had a crush on you. I just wanted you to know.’ Percy looked a...
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He turned, registering a face with blond hair, and for a split second he thought it was Will Solace....
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Good. So you may be dense, but you’re not an idiot.’
‘How can you even talk to me like t...
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Nico," I said at last, "shouldn't you be sitting at the Hades table?"

He shrugged. "Techn...
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Oh, did you expect me to play fair?" Cupid laughed. "I am the god of love. I am never fair.
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With great power... comes great need to take a nap. Wake me up later.
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Let us find the dam snack bar," Zoe said. "We should eat while we can."
Grover cracked a smile....
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Because I know you, Percy Jackson. In many ways, you are impulsive, but when it comes to your friend...
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Be careful of love. It'll twist your brain around and leave you thinking up is down and right is wro...
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What about a compromise? I’ll kill them first, and if it turns out they were friendly, I’ll apol...
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Families are messy. Immortal families are eternally messy. Sometimes the best we can do is to remind...
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Don't feel bad, I'm usually about to die.
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I nodded, looking at Rachel with respect. "You hit the Lord of the Titans in the eye with a blue pla...
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Grover was sniffing the wind, looking nervous. He fished out his acorns and threw them into the sand...
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Don't you ever feel like, what if the world really IS messed up? What if we COULD Do it all over aga...
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She looked at me, like she was drinking in the fact that I was still here. And I realized I was doin...
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The world was collapsing, and the only thing that really mattered to me was that she was alive.
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How did you die?"
"We er....drowned in a bathtub."
"All three of you?"
"It was a big ...
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Love conquers all," Aphrodite promised. "Look at Helen and Paris. Did they let anything come between...
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Ever had a flying burrito hit you? Well, it's a deadly projectile, right up there with cannonballs a...
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Deadlines just aren't real to me until I'm staring one in the face.
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I will call him Small Bob," said Bob. "He is a good monster."

End of discussion.The Tita...
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We’ve arrived,” Leo announced. “Time to Split.”
Frank groaned. “Can we leave Valdez i...
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Wow. When he started looking back on the war with Kronos as the good old days--that was sad.
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Images flashed through his mind. He saw Nico and his sister on a snowy mountain cliff in Maine, Perc...
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You promised, Seaweed brain. We would not get separated! Ever again!
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Nico, I've seen a lot of brave things. But what you just did? That was maybe the bravest.
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Annabeth?” Percy said again. “You’re planning something. You’ve got that I’m-planning-s...
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