The Titan's Curse - Chapter 19

Chapter 19 THE GODS VOTE HOW TO KILL US  Flying was bad enough for a son of Poseidon, but flying straight up to Zeus's palace, with thunder andlightning swirling around it, was even worse. We circled over midtown Manhattan, making one complete orbit around Mount Olympus. I'd only beenthere once before, traveling by elevator up to...

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The Titan's Curse - Chapter 20

Chapter 20 I GET A NEW ENEMY FOR CHRISTMAS  Before I left Olympus, I decided to make a few calls. It wasn't easy, but I finally found a quiet fountain ina corner garden and sent an Iris-message to my brother, Tyson, under the sea. I told him about ouradventures, and Bessie—he wanted to hear every detail about the cute baby cow serpent—and...

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The Titan's Curse - Chapter 17

Chapter 17 I PUT ON A FEW MILLION EXTRA POUNDS  The horrible thing was: I could see the family resemblance. Atlas had the same regal expression as Zoe,the same cold proud look in his eyes that Zoe sometimes got when she was mad, though on him it lookeda thousand times more evil. He was all the things I'd originally disliked about Zoe,...

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The Titan's Curse - Chapter 18

Chapter 18 A FRIEND SAYS GOOD-BYE  We landed at Crissy Field after nightfall. As soon as Dr. Chase stepped out of his Sopwith Camel, Annabeth ran to him and gave him a huge hug."Dad! You flew… you shot… oh my gods! That was the most amazing thing I've ever seen!" Her father blushed. "Well, not bad for a middle-aged mortal,...

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The Titan's Curse - Chapter 16

Chapter 16 WE MEET THE DRAGON OF ETERNAL BAD BREATH  "We will never make it," Zoe said. "We are moving too slow. But we cannot leave the Ophiotaurus." "Mooo," Bessie said. He swam next to me as we jogged along the waterfront. We'd left the shoppingcenter pier far behind. We were heading toward the Golden Gate Bridge, but it was...

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