The Ancient Egyptians were not fools, Carter. They built the pyramids. They created the first great nation state. Their civilization lasted thousands of years.โ โYeah,โ I said. โAnd now theyโre gone.
Rick RiordanโThereโs my baby!โ I cried, quite carried away. โThereโs my Poochiekins!โ Ammit ran at me and leaped into my arms, nuzzling me with his rough snout. โMy lord Osiris!โ Disturber lost the bottom of his scroll again, which unraveled around his legs. โThis is an outrage!โ โSadie,โ Dad said firmly, โplease do not refer to the Devourer of Souls as Poochiekins.โ
Rick RiordanDestroy it?' Leo was appalled. 'You've got a life-size bronze dragon, and you want to destroy it?' 'It breathes fire,' Nyssa explained. 'It's deadly and out of control.' 'But it's a dragon!
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