The Hidden Oracle (The Trials of Apollo, #1)
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MY NAME IS APOLLO. I used to be a god.
Laney
DONT CARE :p
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“My powers are far beyond your comprehension.”
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Bullshit
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“Goddy is not a word,”
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It actually is, its just spelled differently
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though my poetic sensibilities were already thinking of ways I might use it.
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Oh also u cant write for shit
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“As you wish,” I said. “Let’s find Percy Jackson.”
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Yayyyyyyy
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Whoever Meg McCaffrey was, however she had happened to find me, our fates were now intertwined.
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Of course, I had no shortage of enemies.
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Yeah cuz ur an asshole
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I taught him everything he knows.”
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Lies
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Sally Jackson possessed just the right combination of compassion, strength, and beauty.
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LOVE MY QUEEN SALLY
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I thought about how long it had been since I had called my own mother.
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I hate Leto :)
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Sally cupped her hand under Meg’s chin.
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Sally’s expression remained gentle and reassuring,
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“I like food,” Meg muttered. Sally laughed. “Well, we have that in common.
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“You are gorgeous and people love you!” I went out to face the world.
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Insane behavior
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I ask you: How was that my fault?
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Its entirely ur fault
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“Besides, my mom’s pregnant. I’m going to have a baby sister. I’d like to be around to get to know her.”
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YAY SISTER!!
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“Anyway, my mom’s got that going on, and her first novel is going to be published this spring as well, so I’d like to stay alive long enough to—”
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OK SALLY JACKSON MRS. NOVELIST :)
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Seven-layer dip Chocolate chip cookies in blue I love this woman
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Ok real shit
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“Sure it is,” Percy said. “Some of the best demigods have gotten their start by blowing up toilets.”
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Can confirm
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Percy’s expression turned grim. He faced us. “You hear that, guys? A batch of cookies is depending on me. If you get me killed on the way to camp, I am going be ticked off.”
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Real shit
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Besides”—he shot me an accusing look—“nobody can tell the future anymore. The Oracle isn’t working.”
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“It still isn’t working?” I said in a small voice.
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“Yep,” Percy agreed. “That pretty much describes my entire life: Because Poseidon.”
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“You’re gonna be like Aquaman?” she asked. “Get the fish to fight for you?” “Thanks,” Percy said. “I haven’t heard enough Aquaman jokes for one lifetime.” “I wasn’t joking!” Meg protested.
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Lmaoooo
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The Prius went off the road, straight through a barbed wire fence and into an orchard.
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Not the priusssss
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“You know, I keep thinking, I have now killed every single thing in Greek mythology. But the list never seems to end.” “You haven’t killed me yet,” I noted. “Don’t tempt me.”
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Ate
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“I was going to ask what happens if I just slice and dice these mouth-breathers with Celestial bronze.”
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You spend your whole lives knowing you will die. No matter how many friends and relatives you have, your puny existence will quickly be forgotten. How do you cope with it?
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We don't
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With a sigh, I jogged after Meg and her homicidal new minion.
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I heart homicidal minions
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The woods can’t be that bad.”
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Famous last words
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The woods were that bad.
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with shaggy blond hair and blue eyes.
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Will????
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had a vague memory of a woman, an alt-country singer named Naomi Solace, whom I’d met in Austin. I blushed thinking about her even now. To my teenaged self, our romance felt like something that I’d watched in a movie a long ago time—a movie my parents wouldn’t have allowed me to see.
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It warmed my heart that my children had the right priorities: their skills, their images, their views on YouTube.
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Wow!
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and while I had invented mansplaining and was its foremost practitioner,
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Vom
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There’s an aura of death around you—a thick possibility of death.” Meg snorted. “Sounds like a weather forecast.”
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Will put his hand on Nico’s shoulder. “Nico, we need to have another talk about your people skills.”
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RAHHHHHHH
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Will turned to me. “I apologize for my boyfriend.”
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DEVOURED
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Nico rolled his eyes. “Could you not—” “Would you prefer special guy?” Will asked. “Or significant other?” “Significant annoyance, in your case,” Nico grumbled. “Oh, I’ll get you for that.”
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Cryingggg
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Nico rolled his eyes. “Could you not—” “Would you prefer special guy?” Will asked. “Or significant other?” “Significant annoyance, in your case,” Nico grumbled. “Oh, I’ll get you for that.”
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Cryinggggg
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Check your spam folder The prophecies might be there No? Well, I’m stumped. Bye
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Byeeeee :p
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MEG GAWKED. “He—he really is a centaur.” “Well spotted,” I said. “I suppose the lower body of a horse is what gave him away?” She punched me in the arm.
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“Understood.” Will looked at Nico. “Will you be my buddy?” “You are a dork,” Nico announced. The two of them strolled off bickering.
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Love them
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My two greatest loves were, of course, Daphne and Hyacinthus,
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All right…possibly it’s because I told them so.
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What chance would I have as a sixteen-year-old mortal with acne, hand-me-down clothes, and the nom de guerre Lester Papadopoulos?
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The same chance every demigod had or will have
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Will and Nico sat shoulder to shoulder, bantering good-naturedly. They were so cute together it made me feel desolate.
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Same twin
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Nico smiled thinly. “I have a note from my doctor.” Will raised his hand. “I’m his doctor.”
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Cuties
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Nico said. “As long as I sit at a table with other people, like…oh, these guys for instance…the zombies stay away. Everybody’s happier.” Will nodded serenely. “It’s the strangest thing. Not that Nico would ever misuse his powers to get what he wants.” “Of course not,” Nico agreed.
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Love them
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since her godly parentage had not yet been determined.
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I feel like shes def Demeter
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