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You might not think a hippo could inspire terror. screaming “hippo!” doesn’t have the same impact as screaming “shark!” but i’m telling you—as the egyptian queen careened to one side, its paddle wheel lifting completely out of the water, and i saw that monster emerge from the deep, i nearly discovered the hieroglyphs for accident in my pants.
-Rick Riordan
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You Might Not Think A Hippo Could

Rick Riordan
You might not think a hippo could inspire terror. screaming “hippo!” doesn’t have the same impact as screaming “shark!” but i’m telling you—as the egyptian queen careened to one side, its paddle wheel lifting completely out of the water, and i saw that monster emerge from the deep, i nearly discovered the hieroglyphs for accident in my pants.
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