04 The Mark of Athena

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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS Many thanks to Seán Hemingway, curator of Greek and Roman antiquities at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, for helping me follow the Mark of Athena to its source. Copyright © 2012 by Rick Riordan All rights reserved. Published by Disney • Hyperion Books, an imprint of Disney Book Group. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without written permission from the publisher. For information address Disney • Hyperion Books, 114 Fifth Avenue, New York, New York 10011-5690. ISBN 978-1-4231-5516-4 Visit www.disneyhyperionbooks.com
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Page 15 and 16: “Which is it?” Leo asked. “Su
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Page 19 and 20: The praetor Reyna straightened. Wit
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Page 23 and 24: As a tornado of food platters settl
Page 25 and 26: Percy ignored him and turned to Jas
Page 27 and 28: Percy took a bite of his burger.
Page 29 and 30: ship.” “Ella is pretty,” Tyso
Page 31 and 32: “Great!” Percy said. “We’ll
Page 33 and 34: ANNABETH WANTED TO HATE NEW ROME. B
Page 35 and 36: Reyna blew steam from her cup. “W
Page 37 and 38: ?” “You…” Annabeth said in
Page 39 and 40: Annabeth said nothing. She knew ver
Page 41 and 42: Reyna shook her head. “At the tim
Page 43 and 44: ghosts drifted through the forum, p
Page 45 and 46: He and Piper were being pelted with
Page 47 and 48: LEO WISHED HE COULD INVENT a time m
Page 49 and 50: “No.” Leo could have lied and b
Page 51 and 52: “You have a lot of accidents,”
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they hadn’t. He would remember a
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“The easiest thing is tar.” Leo
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RIDING ARION WAS THE BEST THING tha
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“Yeah. See? The granules are perf
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“We’re close,” she promised.
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Nemesis cracked another cookie and
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undeserved success. Good luck is a
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Leo didn’t like the sound of that
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“Oh.” She put one hand protecti
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“You’re repeating…” Leo sto
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They found the problem—if you can
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“Narcissus,” Echo agreed sadly.
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Leo looked around to see if the nym
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“Which is it?” she said hopeles
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“Great,” Leo said. “Now, let
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One of the nymphs laughed. The othe
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“Yes!” Narcissus unslung his bo
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The nymphs collapsed, coughing and
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That would be the cruelest trick th
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Piper shut her eyes. Don’t show m
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“Great.” Percy handed the bucke
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hadn’t been there at the beginnin
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Jason didn’t respond. Piper wante
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She stared at the bronze beams on t
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Leo spun his Wii controller in a ci
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“Sure,” Frank said, still glari
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Jason smiled. “Soon.” “Too la
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“I think he means Ceres,” Jason
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“I don’t know what you’re tal
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Bacchus waved his hand dismissively
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But Percy galloped away from them.
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Jason turned, the gold light in his
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“Oh, gods!” Piper ran to the bo
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“Boys,” Annabeth interrupted,
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He shook his head. “You heard Rey
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Leo whistled softly. “Guys, remem
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PIPER COULDN’T EXPLAIN HOW SHE KN
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Piper wanted to whimper and hide un
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“Now, leave.” All three boys sl
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“But if two of our crew really ha
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“Oh.” Piper looked up at the cl
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pipes. Percy heard machinery creaki
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“Excellent.” Ephialtes rubbed h
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Annabeth rolled her eyes. “Percy,
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Annabeth laughed. “You know why I
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“I’m sorry,” he said. “I ju
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they could have a happy ending. Aft
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Annabeth glared at him. “Not help
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“A death trance?” Annabeth scow
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“I’ll go talk to her,” Frank
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PERCY CLIMBED OUT ON DECK AND SAID,
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“Whale sharks?” Frank asked ner
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“Right this way.” Kate grinned
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“Yes, and these are small,” Kat
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“Telkhines?” Kate said. “Yes!
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He gestured dramatically toward the
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Keto grimaced at Coach Hedge. “Do
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Phorcys’s mouth stretched into th
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THE TUNNEL RAN ALONG THE FLOOR of a
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spawn of Poseidon in captivity. ‘
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concentrated until his ears popped,
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On three, Percy mouthed, holding up
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ANNABETH WAS TRYING TO CHEER UP HAZ
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At least the coach seemed to have f
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“Whoa!” Leo said. “That’s t
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feeling—she said she should try i
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A puff of steam shot from the stair
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the campers of Hecate’s cabin—c
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The Mark of Athena. At the time, An
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ought it along on the quest. Every
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“You’re twice his size. You can
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His hair was dark and tangled as us
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Hazel also seemed preoccupied. Mayb
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“Mom,” Piper said, with no enth
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Hazel set down her sugar cookie. Sh
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of her military importance. The Gre
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Halfway across the dock, three gian
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They climbed aboard the Argo II, an
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“What?” Hedge demanded. “That
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“Jason!” Annabeth called. He sc
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But that didn’t make her fear eas
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Annabeth scanned the area. They wer
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“You’ve never seen the legion a
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They hadn’t found anything in the
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“I’ve got it covered,” Coach
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“We can do it,” Leo promised. H
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“Go easy on him,” Hazel said.
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THEY STOOD IN THE COURTYARD of an o
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and no shoes at all. Maybe the teac
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Here it comes, Leo thought. Fake Le
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“Why, thank you, Miss Lamarr.”
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He had leathery skin, curly white h
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The old man didn’t seem to hear.
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Its head surfaced last—the slimy
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lodging arrows in the chinks of its
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“Me neither,” Leo admitted. “
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Leo remembered the last thing he’
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“Right, so…” He looked around
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The abalone door rolled open. Leo t
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“Uh, icky what?” “Fish centau
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Leo glanced at the massive sword on
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Leo gulped. He was pretty sure taki
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His brain shifted into high gear. H
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Bythos clapped the big guy on the s
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PIPER HAD A NEW ENTRY in her top-te
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“Miss me?” Leo laughed. Piper w
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Frank scooted back like the disk mi
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“That’s a good question,” Ann
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“Well!” he said. “Good pep ra
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comments. Why did it have to be so
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THE NEXT MORNING PIPER WOKE to a di
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“Hercules, huh?” Percy frowned.
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All eyes turned to Piper. She tried
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Hercules snarled. “Don’t get me
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“We hate her too,” Piper said q
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THE HERCULES GUIDE TO THE MARE NOST
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She wondered what Hercules had want
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“No!” Piper intervened. “I’
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“That is not a book,” Achelous
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Piper couldn’t look at her boyfri
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A few yards away, Jason broke the s
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Jason shot out of the water like a
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“I have a plan,” she said. over
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When it had spewed out enough goodi
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To make matters worse, Annabeth had
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The giants stood in front of Percy,
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Annabeth had told him that in each
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“I know.” Her face looked unnat
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Some had gray snouts. Others held t
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PERCY’S HEART DID JUMPING JACKS w
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decided to ignore me, I became a vi
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He wished he knew something about C
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the wrong person in question had th
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Frank stumbled out of nowhere, maki
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“Dionysus,” Percy called, holdi
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do it? That was very hard for him t
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Percy had seen big cities before. H
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“Take me along,” Percy finished
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UNDER DIFFERENT CIRCUMSTANCES, wand
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Percy was glad she had said we. He
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Lunch arrived. The waiter looked mu
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“Uh…” Annabeth handed him the
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She only knew about that old movie
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“It could bring peace to the chil
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In the back of the basement, the fl
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As a test, she tied one end around
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spool. By the time she reached the
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and pounded on the wall where the h
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The ghosts let out a collective gas
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“The weaver…” Annabeth realiz
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“Well, boys,” she said. “Look
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She reached out for a piece of lumb
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She opened her water bottle and dra
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THE TUNNEL RAN STRAIGHT AND SMOOTH,
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What kind of spiders? Annabeth had
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For some reason, the spiders didn
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Above her in the gloom, a voice spo
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LEO WISHED HE WASN’T SO GOOD. Rea
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Frank gave Leo a confused smile—l
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That’s when Leo made his mistake
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“They’re halfway across the cit
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“I—I don’t know. She was sick
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He turned into a snake and slithere
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“Okay, forget them for now,” Ha
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“Dude.” Leo walked up to one.
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“Siege weapons,” Frank added.
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LEO AGREED WITH NEMESIS ABOUT ONE T
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He focused on the main project. In
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A problem you cannot solve, said a
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and sailed straight for the cubbyho
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“Archimedes came through!” Leo
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I offered salvation to all of you,
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PIPER TRIED TO MAKE THE BEST OF THE
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“About?” she asked. “Camp Jup
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His shoulders relaxed a little. “
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“No,” Percy said. “No, I can
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“Pipes, what is it?” Jason aske
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Piper hadn’t noticed at first. Sh
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She considered bolting for the stai
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Piper put her hand on Jason’s arm
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“Be patient, sweetheart. Finally
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THE BASIN FILLED WITH ALARMING SPEE
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They would drown, just like in the
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I’m already dead, she told hersel
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The niches glowed. Nine figures app
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PERCY WAS TIRED OF WATER. If he sai
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with chaos. About a hundred yards a
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The purple-haired giant faced Percy
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Piper stepped forward. Somehow she
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Ephialtes’s face darkened. “Thi
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THINGS WENT WRONG IMMEDIATELY.The g
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Percy bolted toward the device. The
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Percy turned too slowly. Ephialtes
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Bacchus was meaner and leaner, with
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Vents opened in the floor and spray
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Unfortunately, he didn’t have muc
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The poor guy didn’t even have a c
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Percy staggered over to Jason and c
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“Basically,” Leo explained, “
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“Thank you,” Nico rasped. His e
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Nico shook his head. “It’s impo
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She’d been assaulted by chauvinis
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“Nothing.” She sighed wistfully
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“This will not do,” Arachne gru
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“I’ll show you.” Annabeth uns
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Arachne climbed her web and began t
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Please wake up, Annabeth begged the
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“The goddess…” Arachne’s br
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the children of Athena and bring pe
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She jumped to one side, twisting he
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“What do we do with her?” Frank
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Nico had just reached the ladder wh
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Percy tightened his grip on Annabet
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Still, the price had been too high.
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“Maybe.” Leo didn’t like the
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Ares the Greek god of war; the son
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Doors of Death a well-hidden passag
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ichthyocentaur a fish-centaur descr
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Nike the Greek goddess of strength,
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telkhines mysterious sea demons and
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