It's funny how humans can wrap their mind around things and fit them into their version of reality.
Rick RiordanOnce I saw Desjardinsโ house, I hated him even more. It was a huge mansion on the other side of the Tuileries, on the rue des Pyramids. โPyramids Road?โ Sadie said. โObvious, much?โ โMaybe he couldnโt find a place on Stupid Evil Magician Street,โ I suggested.
Rick RiordanCarter 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.
Rick RiordanAnother guy barked orders to a small army of brooms, mops, and buckets that were scuttling around, cleaning up the city. "Like that cartoon," Sadie said. "Where Mickey Mouse tries to do magic and the brooms keep splitting and toting water." "'The Sorcerer's Apprentice,'" Zia said. "You do know that was based on an Egyptian story, don't you?
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