A surgeon would never hesitate to amputate a rotting hand, no matter how faithfully it had served its owner in the past.
Rick RiordanIโll leave you guys to get acquainted. Somebody show Leo to dinner when itโs time?โ โI got it,โ one of the girls said. Nyssa, Leo remembered. She wore camo pants, a tank top that showed off her buff arms, and a red bandanna over her mop of dark hair. Except for the smiley-face Band-Aid on her chin, she looked like one of those female action heroes, like any second she was going to grab a machine gun and start mowing down evil aliens. โCool,โ Leo said. โI always wanted a sister who could beat me up.
Rick Riordan"Anybody have money?" Frank checked his pockets. "Three denarii from Camp Jupiter. Five dollars Canadian." Hedge patted his gym shorts and pulled out what he found. "Three quarters, two dimes, a rubber band and - score! A piece of celery." He started munching on the celery, eyeing the change and the rubber band like they might be next.
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