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The combination is 13/32/33.
don’t keep it longer than a week. Sure, it’ll be tempting. I mean, it will grant you almost unlimited power.
I guess it started in London, the night our dad blew up the British Museum.
My name is Carter Kane. I’m fourteen
It happened on Christmas Eve. We were in London for visitation day with my sister, Sadie.
She was only six, two years younger than me,
Most of the time it feels like we’re fugitives rather than tourists.
She was holding her cat, Muffin, who’d been a “going away” gift from Dad six years before. Muffin never seemed to get older or bigger.
We had absolutely nothing in common except our parents.
“Six years in England,” I muttered, “and she thinks she’s James Bond.”
“I’m not a stranger.” Amos smiled at me. “I’m family.” And suddenly I remembered his face smiling down at me, saying, “Happy birthday, Sadie.” A memory so distant, I’d almost forgotten. “Uncle Amos?” I asked hazily. “That’s right, Sadie,” he said. “I’m Julius’s brother. Now come along. We have a long way to go.” C A R T E R 5.
“Manhattan has other problems. Other gods. It’s best we stay separate.” “Other what?” Sadie demanded.
“Fairness does not mean everyone gets the same,” Dad said. “Fairness means everyone gets what they need.
“The Knot of Isis,”
I was Isis, trying to get away from Set, and
That’s it, isn’t it? I’m her.”
but I thought: Horus? Well, it’s about time, the other voice said. Hello, Carter. “Oh, no,” I said, panic rising in my chest. “No, no, no. Somebody get a can opener. I’ve got a god stuck in my head.”
“Ah, Mastery of the Five Elements!” “Is that the one we want?” I asked. “No, but a good one. How to tame the five essential elements of the universe—earth, air, water, fire, and cheese!”
You mess with the wrong books, you trigger a plague of fruit bats. That’s the trap!”
