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Blackjack, " Percy said, "this is Piper and Jason. They're friends." The horse nickered." Uh, maybe later, " Percy answered. Piper had heard that Percy could speak to horses, being the son of the horse lord Poseidon, but she'd never seen it in action." What does Blackjack want?" she asked." Donuts, " Percy said. "Always donuts.Rick Riordan
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It's hard to walk away from a winning streak, even harder to leave the table when you're on a losing one.Cara Bertoia
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But no one could say he hadn't gotten even. He could not count the field women whom he had sexually degraded and demoralized and in whom he had left his seed so their bastard children would be a daily visual reminder of what a plantation white man could do to a plantation black woman whenever he wanted, nor could he count the black men whom he had made fear his blackjack as they would fear Satan himself, making each of them a lifetime enemy of all white people.James Lee Burke
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God alert! " Blackjack yelled. "It's the wine dude! Mr. D sighed in exasperation. "The next person, or horse, who calls me the 'wine dude' will end up in a bottle of Merlot!Rick Riordan
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I uncapped the blade, flung open the door, and found myself face-to-face with a black peRick Riordan
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Hey, why do pegasi gallop as they fly, anRick Riordan
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Then something occurred to me." Get closer, " I told Blackjack.He whinnied in protest." Just within shouting distance, " I said. "I need to talk to the statue." Now I'm sure you've lost it, boss, Blackjack saidRick Riordan
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The others were a little surprised when Piper came back on a pegasus with two unconscious demigods.Rick Riordan