“How do you have five children in a row, each on a different say?”
“They’re gods,” Carter said. “They can do stuff like that.”

— Rick Riordan , book The Red Pyramid

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“How do you have five children in a row, each on a different say?”
“They’re gods,” Carter said. “They can do stuff like that.”