The_AT Last_MD Olympian_NN1 The_AT end_NN1 of_IO the_AT world_NN1 started_VVD when_RRQ a_AT1 pegasus_NN1 landed_VVN on_II the_AT hood_NN1 of_IO my_APPGE car_NN1 ._. 
Up_II21 until_II22 then_RT ,_, I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ having_VHG a_AT1 great_JJ afternoon_NNT1 ._. 
Technically_RR I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ n't_XX supposed_JJ to_TO be_VBI driving_VVG because_CS I_PPIS1 would_VM n't_XX turn_VVI sixteen_MC for_IF another_DD1 week_NNT1 ,_, but_CCB my_APPGE mom_NN1 and_CC my_APPGE stepdad_NN1 ,_, Paul_NP1 ,_, took_VVD my_APPGE friend_NN1 Rachel_NP1 and_CC me_PPIO1 to_II this_DD1 private_JJ stretch_NN1 of_IO beach_NN1 on_II the_AT South_ND1 Shore_NP1 ,_, and_CC Paul_NP1 let_VV0 us_PPIO2 borrow_VVI his_APPGE Prius_NN1 for_IF a_AT1 short_JJ spin_NN1 ._. 
Now_RT ,_, I_PPIS1 know_VV0 you_PPY 're_VBR thinking_VVG ,_, Wow_UH ,_, that_DD1 was_VBDZ really_RR irresponsible_JJ of_IO him_PPHO1 ,_, blah_UH ,_, blah_UH ,_, blah_UH ,_, but_CCB Paul_NP1 knows_VVZ me_PPIO1 pretty_RG well_RR ._. 
He_PPHS1 's_VHZ seen_VVN me_PPIO1 slice_NN1 up_II demons_NN2 and_CC leap_VV0 out_II21 of_II22 exploding_VVG school_NN1 buildings_NN2 ,_, so_CS he_PPHS1 probably_RR figured_VVN taking_VVG a_AT1 car_NN1 a_AT1 few_DA2 hundred_NNO yards_NN2 was_VBDZ n't_XX exactly_RR the_AT most_RGT dangerous_JJ thing_NN1 I_PPIS1 'd_VHD ever_RR done_VDN ._. 
Anyway_RR ,_, Rachel_NP1 and_CC I_PPIS1 were_VBDR driving_VVG along_RP ._. 
It_PPH1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 hot_JJ August_NPM1 day_NNT1 ._. 
Rachel_NP1 's_GE red_JJ hair_NN1 was_VBDZ pulled_VVN back_RP in_II a_AT1 ponytail_NN1 and_CC she_PPHS1 wore_VVD a_AT1 white_JJ blouse_NN1 over_II her_APPGE swimsuit_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 'd_VM never_RR seen_VVN her_PPHO1 in_RP anything_RR21 but_RR22 ratty_JJ T-shirts_NN2 and_CC paint-splattered_JJ jeans_NN2 before_RT ,_, and_CC she_PPHS1 looked_VVD like_II a_AT1 million_NNO golden_JJ drachmas_NNU2 ._. 
"_" Oh_UH ,_, pull_VV0 up_RP right_RR there_RL !_! "_" she_PPHS1 told_VVD me_PPIO1 ._. 
We_PPIS2 parked_VVD on_II a_AT1 ridge_NN1 overlooking_VVG the_AT Atlantic_NP1 ._. 
The_AT sea_NN1 is_VBZ always_RR one_MC1 of_IO my_APPGE favorite_JJ places_NN2 ,_, but_CCB today_RT it_PPH1 was_VBDZ especially_RR nice_JJ --_JJ glittery_JJ green_NN1 and_CC smooth_JJ as_CSA glass_NN1 ,_, as_CS21 though_CS22 my_APPGE dad_NN1 was_VBDZ keeping_VVG it_PPH1 calm_VV0 just_RR for_IF us_PPIO2 ._. 
My_APPGE dad_NN1 ,_, by_II the_AT way_NN1 ,_, is_VBZ Poseidon_NP1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 can_VM do_VDI stuff_NN1 like_II that_DD1 ._. 
"_" So_RR ._. "_" 
Rachel_NP1 smiled_VVD at_II me_PPIO1 ._. 
"_" About_II that_DD1 invitation_NN1 ._. "_" 
"_" Oh_UH ..._... right_RR ._. "_" 
I_PPIS1 tried_VVD to_TO sound_VVI excited_JJ ._. 
I_PPIS1 mean_VV0 ,_, she_PPHS1 'd_VHD asked_VVN me_PPIO1 to_II her_APPGE family_NN1 's_GE vacation_NN1 house_NN1 on_II St._NP1 Thomas_NP1 for_IF three_MC days_NNT2 ._. 
I_PPIS1 did_VDD n't_XX get_VVI a_AT1 lot_NN1 of_IO offers_NN2 like_II that_DD1 ._. 
My_APPGE family_NN1 's_GE idea_NN1 of_IO a_AT1 fancy_JJ vacation_NN1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 weekend_NNT1 in_II a_AT1 rundown_JJ cabin_NN1 on_II Long_JJ Island_NNL1 with_IW some_DD movie_NN1 rentals_NN2 and_CC a_AT1 couple_NN1 of_IO frozen_JJ pizzas_NN2 ,_, and_CC here_RL Rachel_NP1 's_GE folks_NN2 were_VBDR willing_JJ to_TO let_VVI me_PPIO1 tag_NN1 along_RP to_II the_AT Caribbean_JJ ._. 
Besides_RR ,_, I_PPIS1 seriously_RR needed_VVD a_AT1 vacation_NN1 ._. 
This_DD1 summer_NNT1 had_VHD been_VBN the_AT hardest_JJT of_IO my_APPGE life_NN1 ._. 
The_AT idea_NN1 of_IO taking_VVG a_AT1 break_NN1 even_RR for_IF a_AT1 few_DA2 days_NNT2 was_VBDZ really_RR tempting_JJ ._. 
Still_RR ,_, something_PN1 big_JJ was_VBDZ supposed_JJ to_TO go_VVI down_RP any_DD day_NNT1 now_RT ._. 
I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ "_" on_II call_NN1 "_" for_IF a_AT1 mission_NN1 ._. 
Even_RR worse_JJR ,_, next_MD week_NNT1 was_VBDZ my_APPGE birthday_NN1 ._. 
There_EX was_VBDZ this_DD1 prophecy_NN1 that_CST said_VVD when_RRQ I_PPIS1 turned_VVD sixteen_MC ,_, bad_JJ things_NN2 would_VM happen_VVI ._. 
"_" Percy_NP1 ,_, "_" she_PPHS1 said_VVD ,_, "_" I_PPIS1 know_VV0 the_AT timing_NN1 is_VBZ bad_JJ ._. 
But_CCB it_PPH1 's_VBZ always_RR bad_JJ for_IF you_PPY ,_, right_RR ?_? "_" 
She_PPHS1 had_VHD a_AT1 point_NN1 ._. 
"_" I_PPIS1 really_RR want_VV0 to_TO go_VVI ,_, "_" I_PPIS1 promised_VVD ._. 
"_" It_PPH1 's_VBZ just_RR --_JJ "_" "_" The_AT war_NN1 ._. "_" 
I_PPIS1 nodded_VVD ._. 
I_PPIS1 did_VDD n't_XX like_VVI talking_VVG about_II it_PPH1 ,_, but_CCB Rachel_NP1 knew_VVD ._. 
Unlike_II most_DAT mortals_NN2 ,_, she_PPHS1 could_VM see_VVI through_II the_AT Mist_NN1 --_NN1 the_AT magic_JJ veil_NN1 that_CST distorts_VVZ human_JJ vision_NN1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 'd_VHD seen_VVN monsters_NN2 ._. 
She_PPHS1 'd_VHD met_VVN some_DD of_IO the_AT other_JJ demigods_NN2 who_PNQS were_VBDR fighting_VVG the_AT Titans_NN2 and_CC their_APPGE allies_NN2 ._. 
She_PPHS1 'd_VHD even_RR been_VBN there_RL last_MD summer_NNT1 when_RRQ the_AT chopped-up_JJ Lord_NNB Kronos_NP1 rose_VVD out_II21 of_II22 his_APPGE coffin_NN1 in_II a_AT1 terrible_JJ new_JJ form_NN1 ,_, and_CC she_PPHS1 'd_VHD earned_VVN my_APPGE permanent_JJ respect_NN1 by_II nailing_VVG him_PPHO1 in_II the_AT eye_NN1 with_IW a_AT1 blue_JJ plastic_NN1 hairbrush_NN1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 put_VVD her_APPGE hand_NN1 on_II my_APPGE arm_NN1 ._. 
"_" Just_RR think_VV0 about_II it_PPH1 ,_, okay_RR ?_? 
We_PPIS2 do_VD0 n't_XX leave_VVI for_IF a_AT1 couple_NN1 of_IO days_NNT2 ._. 
My_APPGE dad_NN1 ..._... "_" 
Her_APPGE voice_NN1 faltered_VVD ._. 
"_" Is_VBZ he_PPHS1 giving_VVG you_PPY a_AT1 hard_JJ time_NNT1 ?_? "_" 
I_PPIS1 asked_VVD ._. 
Rachel_NP1 shook_VVD her_APPGE head_NN1 in_II disgust_NN1 ._. 
"_" He_PPHS1 's_VBZ trying_VVG to_TO be_VBI nice_JJ to_II me_PPIO1 ,_, which_DDQ is_VBZ almost_RR worse_JJR ._. 
He_PPHS1 wants_VVZ me_PPIO1 to_TO go_VVI to_II Clarion_NN1 Ladies_NN2 Academy_NN1 in_II the_AT fall_NN1 ._. "_" 
"_" The_AT school_NN1 where_CS your_APPGE mom_NN1 went_VVD ?_? "_" 
"_" It_PPH1 's_VBZ a_AT1 stupid_JJ finishing_JJ school_NN1 for_IF society_NN1 girls_NN2 ,_, all_DB the_AT way_NN1 in_II New_NP1 Hampshire_NP1 ._. 
Can_VM you_PPY see_VVI me_PPIO1 in_II finishing_JJ school_NN1 ?_? "_" 
I_PPIS1 admitted_VVD the_AT idea_NN1 sounded_VVD pretty_RG dumb_JJ ._. 
Rachel_NP1 was_VBDZ into_II urban_JJ art_NN1 projects_NN2 and_CC feeding_VVG the_AT homeless_JJ and_CC going_VVGK to_TO protest_VVI rallies_NN2 to_TO "_" Save_VV0 the_AT Endangered_JJ Yellow-bellied_JJ Sapsucker_NN1 "_" and_CC stuff_NN1 like_II that_DD1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 'd_VM never_RR even_RR seen_VVN her_PPHO1 wear_VV0 a_AT1 dress_NN1 ._. 
It_PPH1 was_VBDZ hard_JJ to_TO imagine_VVI her_PPHO1 learning_VVG to_TO be_VBI a_AT1 socialite_NN1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 sighed_VVD ._. 
"_" He_PPHS1 thinks_VVZ if_CS he_PPHS1 does_VDZ a_AT1 bunch_NN1 of_IO nice_JJ stuff_NN1 for_IF me_PPIO1 ,_, I_PPIS1 'll_VM feel_VVI guilty_JJ and_CC give_VVI in_RP ._. "_" 
"_" Which_DDQ is_VBZ why_RRQ he_PPHS1 agreed_VVD to_TO let_VVI me_PPIO1 come_VVI with_IW you_PPY guys_NN2 on_II vacation_NN1 ?_? "_" 
"_" Yes_UH ..._... but_CCB Percy_NP1 ,_, you_PPY 'd_VM be_VBI doing_VDG me_PPIO1 a_AT1 huge_JJ favor_NN1 ._. 
It_PPH1 would_VM be_VBI so_RG much_DA1 better_JJR if_CS you_PPY were_VBDR with_IW us_PPIO2 ._. 
Besides_RR ,_, there_EX 's_VBZ something_PN1 I_PPIS1 want_VV0 to_TO talk_VVI --_NN1 "_" She_PPHS1 stopped_VVD abruptly_RR ._. 
Fortunately_RR ,_, Blackjack_NP1 was_VBDZ on_II duty_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 did_VDD my_APPGE best_JJT taxicab_NN1 whistle_NN1 ,_, and_CC within_II a_AT1 few_DA2 minutes_NNT2 two_MC dark_JJ shapes_NN2 circled_VVD out_II21 of_II22 the_AT sky_NN1 ._. 
They_PPHS2 looked_VVD like_II hawks_NN2 at_RR21 first_RR22 ,_, but_CCB as_CSA they_PPHS2 descended_VVD I_PPIS1 could_VM make_VVI out_RP the_AT long_JJ galloping_JJ legs_NN2 of_IO pegasi_NN2 ._. 
Yo_UH ,_, boss_NN1 ._. 
Blackjack_NP1 landed_VVD at_II a_AT1 trot_NN1 ,_, his_APPGE friend_NN1 Porkpie_NP1 right_NN1 behind_II him_PPHO1 ._. 
Man_NN1 ,_, I_PPIS1 thought_VVD those_DD2 wind_NN1 gods_NN2 were_VBDR gon_VVGK na_TO knock_VVI us_PPIO2 to_II Pennsylvania_NP1 until_CS we_PPIS2 said_VVD we_PPIS2 were_VBDR with_IW you_PPY !_! 
"_" Thanks_NN2 for_IF coming_VVG ,_, "_" I_PPIS1 told_VVD him_PPHO1 ._. 
"_" Hey_UH ,_, why_RRQ do_VD0 pegasi_NN2 gallop_VVI as_CSA they_PPHS2 fly_VV0 ,_, anyway_RR ?_? "_" 
Blackjack_NP1 whinnied_VVD ._. 
Why_RRQ do_VD0 humans_NN2 swing_VVI their_APPGE arms_NN2 as_CSA they_PPHS2 walk_VV0 ?_? 
I_PPIS1 du_VD0 n_56 no_VVI ,_, boss_NN1 ._. 
It_PPH1 just_RR feels_VVZ right_RR ._. 
Where_RRQ to_II ?_? 
"_" We_PPIS2 need_VV0 to_TO get_VVI to_II the_AT Williamsburg_NP1 Bridge_NN1 ,_, "_" I_PPIS1 said_VVD ._. 
Blackjack_NP1 lowered_VVD his_APPGE neck_NN1 ._. 
You_PPY 're_VBR darn_JJ right_NN1 ,_, boss_NN1 ._. 
We_PPIS2 flew_VVD over_II it_PPH1 on_II the_AT way_NN1 here_RL ,_, and_CC it_PPH1 do_VD0 n't_XX look_VVI good_JJ ._. 
Hop_VV0 on_RP !_! 
On_II the_AT way_NN1 to_II the_AT bridge_NN1 ,_, a_AT1 knot_NN1 formed_VVN in_II the_AT pit_NN1 of_IO my_APPGE stomach_NN1 ._. 
The_AT Minotaur_NN1 was_VBDZ one_MC1 of_IO the_AT first_MD monsters_NN2 I_PPIS1 'd_VM ever_RR defeated_VVN ._. 
Four_MC years_NNT2 ago_RA he_PPHS1 'd_VHD nearly_RR killed_VVN my_APPGE mother_NN1 on_II Half-Blood_NN1 Hill_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 still_RR had_VHD nightmares_NN2 about_II that_DD1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 'd_VHD been_VBN hoping_VVG he_PPHS1 would_VM stay_VVI dead_JJ for_IF a_AT1 few_DA2 centuries_NNT2 ,_, but_CCB I_PPIS1 should_VM 've_VHI known_VVN my_APPGE luck_NN1 would_VM n't_XX hold_VVI ._. 
We_PPIS2 saw_VVD the_AT battle_NN1 before_CS we_PPIS2 were_VBDR close_RR enough_RR to_TO make_VVI out_RP individual_JJ fighters_NN2 ._. 
It_PPH1 was_VBDZ well_JJ after_II midnight_NNT1 now_RT ,_, but_CCB the_AT bridge_NN1 blazed_VVD with_IW light_NN1 ._. 
Cars_NN2 were_VBDR burning_VVG ._. 
Arcs_NN2 of_IO fire_NN1 streamed_VVD in_II both_DB2 directions_NN2 as_CSA flaming_JJ arrows_NN2 and_CC spears_NN2 sailed_VVN through_II the_AT air_NN1 ._. 
We_PPIS2 came_VVD in_RP for_IF a_AT1 low_JJ pass_NN1 ,_, and_CC I_PPIS1 saw_VVD the_AT Apollo_NP1 campers_NN2 retreating_VVG ._. 
They_PPHS2 would_VM hide_VVI behind_II cars_NN2 and_CC snipe_VVI at_II the_AT approaching_JJ army_NN1 ,_, setting_VVG off_RP explosive_JJ arrows_NN2 and_CC dropping_VVG caltrops_NN2 in_II the_AT road_NN1 ,_, building_VVG fiery_JJ barricades_NN2 wherever_RRQV they_PPHS2 could_VM ,_, dragging_VVG sleeping_JJ drivers_NN2 out_II21 of_II22 their_APPGE cars_NN2 to_TO get_VVI them_PPHO2 out_II21 of_II22 harm_NN1 's_GE way_NN1 ._. 
But_CCB the_AT enemy_NN1 kept_VVD advancing_JJ ._. 
An_AT1 entire_JJ phalanx_NN1 of_IO dracaenae_NN2 marched_VVN in_II the_AT lead_NN1 ,_, their_APPGE shields_NN2 locked_VVN together_RL ,_, spear_VV0 tips_NN2 bristling_VVG over_II the_AT top_NN1 ._. 
An_AT1 occasional_JJ arrow_NN1 would_VM connect_VVI with_IW their_APPGE snaky_JJ trunks_NN2 ,_, or_CC a_AT1 neck_NN1 ,_, or_CC a_AT1 chink_NN1 in_II their_APPGE armor_NN1 ,_, and_CC the_AT unlucky_JJ snake_NN1 woman_NN1 would_VM disintegrate_VVI ,_, but_CCB most_DAT of_IO the_AT Apollo_NP1 arrows_NN2 glanced_VVD harmlessly_RR off_II their_APPGE shield_NN1 wall_NN1 ._. 
About_RG a_AT1 hundred_NNO more_DAR monsters_NN2 marched_VVN behind_II them_PPHO2 ._. 
Hellhounds_NN2 leaped_VVD ahead_II21 of_II22 the_AT line_NN1 from_RR41 time_RR42 to_RR43 time_RR44 ._. 
Most_DAT were_VBDR destroyed_VVN with_IW arrows_NN2 ,_, but_CCB one_PN1 got_VVD hold_NN1 of_IO an_AT1 Apollo_NP1 camper_NN1 and_CC dragged_VVD him_PPHO1 away_RL ._. 
I_PPIS1 did_VDD n't_XX see_VVI what_DDQ happened_VVD to_II him_PPHO1 next_MD ._. 
I_PPIS1 did_VDD n't_XX want_VVI to_TO know_VVI ._. 
"_" There_RL !_! "_" 
Annabeth_NP1 called_VVD from_II the_AT back_NN1 of_IO her_APPGE pegasus_NN1 ._. 
Sure_JJ enough_RR ,_, in_II the_AT middle_NN1 of_IO the_AT invading_JJ legion_NN1 was_VBDZ Old_JJ Beefhead_NP1 himself_PPX1 ._. 
The_AT last_MD time_NNT1 I_PPIS1 'd_VHD seen_VVN the_AT Minotaur_NN1 ,_, he_PPHS1 'd_VHD been_VBN wearing_VVG nothing_PN1 but_II his_APPGE tighty_JJ whities_NN2 ._. 
I_PPIS1 do_VD0 n't_XX know_VVI why_RRQ ._. 
Maybe_RR he_PPHS1 'd_VHD been_VBN shaken_VVN out_II21 of_II22 bed_NN1 to_TO chase_VVI me_PPIO1 ._. 
This_DD1 time_NNT1 ,_, he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ prepared_VVN for_IF battle_NN1 ._. 
From_II the_AT waist_NN1 down_RP ,_, he_PPHS1 wore_VVD standard_JJ Greek_JJ battle_NN1 gear_NN1 --_NN1 a_AT1 kiltlike_JJ apron_NN1 of_IO leather_NN1 and_CC metal_NN1 flaps_NN2 ,_, bronze_NN1 greaves_NN2 covering_VVG his_APPGE legs_NN2 ,_, and_CC tightly_RR wrapped_VVN leather_NN1 sandals_NN2 ._. 
His_APPGE top_NN1 was_VBDZ all_DB bull_NN1 --_NN1 hair_NN1 and_CC hide_VV0 and_CC muscle_NN1 leading_VVG to_II a_AT1 head_NN1 so_RG large_JJ he_PPHS1 should_VM 've_VHI toppled_VVN over_RP just_RR from_II the_AT weight_NN1 of_IO his_APPGE horns_NN2 ._. 
He_PPHS1 seemed_VVD larger_JJR than_CSN the_AT last_MD time_NNT1 I_PPIS1 'd_VHD seen_VVN him_PPHO1 --_JJ ten_MC feet_NN2 tall_JJ at_RR21 least_RR22 ._. 
A_AT1 double-bladed_JJ axe_NN1 was_VBDZ strapped_VVN to_II his_APPGE back_NN1 ,_, but_CCB he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ too_RG impatient_JJ to_TO use_VVI it_PPH1 ._. 
As_CS31 soon_CS32 as_CS33 he_PPHS1 saw_VVD me_PPIO1 circling_VVG overhead_RL (_( or_CC sniffed_VVD me_PPIO1 ,_, more_RGR likely_JJ ,_, since_CS his_APPGE eyesight_NN1 was_VBDZ bad_JJ )_) ,_, he_PPHS1 bellowed_VVD and_CC picked_VVD up_RP a_AT1 white_JJ limousine_NN1 ._. 
"_" Blackjack_VV0 ,_, dive_VV0 !_! "_" 
I_PPIS1 yelled_VVD ._. 
What_DDQ ?_? 
The_AT pegasus_NN1 asked_VVD ._. 
No_AT way_NN1 could_VM he_PPHS1 ..._... 
Holy_JJ horse_NN1 feed_NN1 !_! 
We_PPIS2 were_VBDR at_RR21 least_RR22 a_AT1 hundred_NNO feet_NN2 up_RP ,_, but_CCB the_AT limo_NN1 came_VVD sailing_VVG toward_II us_PPIO2 ,_, flipping_JJ fender_NN1 over_II fender_NN1 like_II a_AT1 two-ton_NNU1 boomerang_NN1 ._. 
Annabeth_NP1 and_CC Porkpie_NP1 swerved_VVD madly_RR to_II the_AT left_JJ ,_, while_CS Blackjack_NP1 tucked_VVD in_II his_APPGE wings_NN2 and_CC plunged_VVD ._. 
The_AT limo_NN1 sailed_VVD over_RP my_APPGE head_NN1 ,_, missing_VVG by_II maybe_RR two_MC inches_NNU2 ._. 
It_PPH1 cleared_VVD the_AT suspension_NN1 lines_NN2 of_IO the_AT bridge_NN1 and_CC fell_VVD toward_II the_AT East_ND1 River_NN1 ._. 
Monsters_NN2 jeered_VVD and_CC shouted_VVD ,_, and_CC the_AT Minotaur_NN1 picked_VVD up_RP another_DD1 car_NN1 ._. 
"_" Drop_VV0 us_PPIO2 behind_II the_AT lines_NN2 with_IW the_AT Apollo_NP1 cabin_NN1 ,_, "_" I_PPIS1 told_VVD Blackjack_NP1 ._. 
"_" Stay_VV0 in_II earshot_NN1 but_CCB get_VV0 out_II21 of_II22 danger_NN1 !_! "_" 
I_ZZ1 ai_FU n't_XX gon_VVGK na_TO argue_VVI ,_, boss_NN1 !_! 
Camp_NP1 went_VVD late_RR that_DD1 summer_NNT1 ._. 
It_PPH1 lasted_VVD two_MC more_DAR weeks_NNT2 ,_, right_RR up_II21 to_II22 the_AT start_NN1 of_IO a_AT1 new_JJ school_NN1 year_NNT1 ,_, and_CC I_PPIS1 have_VH0 to_TO admit_VVI they_PPHS2 were_VBDR the_AT best_JJT two_MC weeks_NNT2 of_IO my_APPGE life_NN1 ._. 
Of_RR21 course_RR22 ,_, Annabeth_NP1 would_VM kill_VVI me_PPIO1 if_CS I_PPIS1 said_VVD anything_PN1 different_JJ ,_, but_CCB there_EX was_VBDZ a_AT1 lot_NN1 of_IO other_JJ great_JJ stuff_NN1 going_VVG on_RP too_RR ._. 
Grover_NP1 had_VHD taken_VVN over_II the_AT satyr_NN1 seekers_NN2 and_CC was_VBDZ sending_VVG them_PPHO2 out_RP across_II the_AT world_NN1 to_TO find_VVI unclaimed_JJ half-bloods_NN2 ._. 
So_RG far_RR ,_, the_AT gods_NN2 had_VHD kept_VVN their_APPGE promise_NN1 ._. 
New_JJ demigods_NN2 were_VBDR popping_VVG up_RP all_RR over_II the_AT place_NN1 --_NN1 not_XX just_RR in_II America_NP1 ,_, but_CCB in_II a_AT1 lot_NN1 of_IO other_JJ countries_NN2 as_RR21 well_RR22 ._. 
"_" We_PPIS2 can_VM hardly_RR keep_VVI up_RP ,_, "_" Grover_NP1 admitted_VVD one_MC1 afternoon_NNT1 as_CSA we_PPIS2 were_VBDR taking_VVG a_AT1 break_NN1 at_II the_AT canoe_NN1 lake_NN1 ._. 
"_" We_PPIS2 're_VBR going_VVGK to_TO need_VVI a_AT1 bigger_JJR travel_NN1 budget_NN1 ,_, and_CC I_PPIS1 could_VM use_VVI a_AT1 hundred_NNO more_DAR satyrs_NN2 ._. "_" 
"_" Yeah_UH ,_, but_CCB the_AT satyrs_NN2 you_PPY have_VH0 are_VBR working_VVG super_JJ hard_JJ ,_, "_" I_PPIS1 said_VVD ._. 
"_" I_PPIS1 think_VV0 they_PPHS2 're_VBR scared_JJ of_IO you_PPY ._. "_" 
Grover_NP1 blushed_VVD ._. 
"_" That_DD1 's_VBZ silly_JJ ._. 
I_PPIS1 'm_VBM not_XX scary_JJ ._. "_" 
"_" You_PPY 're_VBR a_AT1 lord_NN1 of_IO the_AT Wild_JJ ,_, dude_NN1 ._. 
The_AT chosen_JJ one_PN1 of_IO Pan_NP1 ._. 
A_AT1 member_NN1 of_IO the_AT Council_NN1 of_IO --_JJ "_" "_" Stop_NN1 it_PPH1 !_! "_" 
Grover_NP1 protested_VVD ._. 
"_" You_PPY 're_VBR as_RG bad_JJ as_CSA Juniper_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 think_VV0 she_PPHS1 wants_VVZ me_PPIO1 to_TO run_VVI for_IF president_NN1 next_MD ._. "_" 
He_PPHS1 chewed_VVD on_II a_AT1 tin_NN1 can_VM as_CSA we_PPIS2 stared_VVD across_II the_AT pond_NN1 at_II the_AT line_NN1 of_IO new_JJ cabins_NN2 under_II construction_NN1 ._. 
The_AT U-shape_NN1 would_VM soon_RR be_VBI a_AT1 complete_JJ rectangle_NN1 ,_, and_CC the_AT demigods_NN2 had_VHD really_RR taken_VVN to_II the_AT new_JJ task_NN1 with_IW gusto_NN1 ._. 
Nico_NP1 had_VHD some_DD undead_NN1 builders_NN2 working_VVG on_II the_AT Hades_NP1 cabin_NN1 ._. 
Even_CS21 though_CS22 he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ still_RR the_AT only_JJ kid_NN1 in_II it_PPH1 ,_, it_PPH1 was_VBDZ going_VVGK to_TO look_VVI pretty_RG cool_JJ :_: solid_JJ obsidian_NN1 walls_NN2 with_IW a_AT1 skull_NN1 over_II the_AT door_NN1 and_CC torches_NN2 that_CST burned_VVD with_IW green_JJ fire_NN1 twenty-four_MC hours_NNT2 a_AT1 day_NNT1 ._. 
Next_II21 to_II22 that_DD1 were_VBDR the_AT cabins_NN2 of_IO Iris_NP1 ,_, Nemesis_NP1 ,_, Hecate_NP1 ,_, and_CC several_DA2 others_NN2 I_PPIS1 did_VDD n't_XX recognize_VVI ._. 
They_PPHS2 kept_VVD adding_VVG new_JJ ones_NN2 to_II the_AT blueprints_NN2 every_AT1 day_NNT1 ._. 
It_PPH1 was_VBDZ going_VVG so_RG well_RR ,_, Annabeth_NP1 and_CC Chiron_NP1 were_VBDR talking_VVG about_II adding_VVG an_AT1 entirely_RR new_JJ wing_NN1 of_IO cabins_NN2 just_RR so_CS they_PPHS2 could_VM have_VHI enough_DD room_NN1 ._. 
The_AT Hermes_NP1 cabin_NN1 was_VBDZ a_RR21 lot_RR22 less_RGR crowded_JJ now_RT ,_, because_CS most_DAT of_IO the_AT unclaimed_JJ kids_NN2 had_VHD received_VVN signs_NN2 from_II their_APPGE godly_JJ parents_NN2 ._. 
It_PPH1 happened_VVD almost_RR every_AT1 night_NNT1 ,_, and_CC every_AT1 night_NNT1 more_DAR demigods_NN2 straggled_VVD over_II the_AT property_NN1 line_NN1 with_IW the_AT satyr_NN1 guides_NN2 ,_, usually_RR with_IW some_DD nasty_JJ monsters_NN2 pursuing_VVG them_PPHO2 ,_, but_CCB almost_RR all_DB of_IO them_PPHO2 made_VVD it_PPH1 through_RP ._. 
"_" It_PPH1 's_VBZ going_VVGK to_TO be_VBI a_RR21 lot_RR22 different_JJ next_MD summer_NNT1 ,_, "_" I_PPIS1 said_VVD ._. 
"_" Chiron_NN1 's_VBZ expecting_VVG we_PPIS2 'll_VM have_VHI twice_RR as_RG many_DA2 campers_NN2 ._. "_" 
"_" Yeah_UH ,_, "_" Grover_NP1 agreed_VVD ,_, "_" but_CCB it_PPH1 'll_VM be_VBI the_AT same_DA old_JJ place_NN1 ._. "_" 
He_PPHS1 sighed_VVD contentedly_RR ._. 
I_PPIS1 watched_VVD as_CSA Tyson_NP1 led_VVD a_AT1 group_NN1 of_IO Cyclops_NP1 builders_NN2 ._. 
They_PPHS2 were_VBDR hoisting_VVG huge_JJ stones_NN2 in_II place_NN1 for_IF the_AT Hecate_NN1 cabin_NN1 ,_, and_CC I_PPIS1 knew_VVD it_PPH1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 delicate_JJ job_NN1 ._. 
Each_DD1 stone_NN1 was_VBDZ engraved_VVN with_IW magical_JJ writing_NN1 ,_, and_CC if_CS they_PPHS2 dropped_VVD one_PN1 ,_, it_PPH1 would_VM either_RR explode_VVI or_CC turn_VVI everyone_PN1 within_II half_DB a_AT1 mile_NNU1 into_II a_AT1 tree_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 figured_VVD nobody_PN1 but_CCB Grover_NP1 would_VM like_VVI that_DD1 ._. 
"_" Yes_UH ,_, and_CC I_PPIS1 got_VVD my_APPGE palace_NN1 destroyed_VVN in_II the_AT process_NN1 ,_, but_CCB you_PPY know_VV0 --_JJ palaces_NN2 can_VM be_VBI rebuilt_VVN ._. 
I_PPIS1 've_VH0 gotten_VVN so_RG many_DA2 thank-you_NN1 cards_NN2 from_II the_AT other_JJ gods_NN2 ._. 
Even_RR Ares_NP1 wrote_VVD one_PN1 ,_, though_CS I_PPIS1 think_VV0 Hera_NP1 forced_VVD him_PPHO1 to_II ._. 
It_PPH1 's_VBZ rather_RG gratifying_JJ ._. 
So_RR ,_, thank_VV0 you_PPY ._. 
I_PPIS1 suppose_VV0 even_RR the_AT gods_NN2 can_VM learn_VVI new_JJ tricks_NN2 ._. "_" 
The_AT Sound_NN1 began_VVD to_TO boil_VVI ._. 
At_II the_AT end_NN1 of_IO my_APPGE dad_NN1 's_GE line_NN1 ,_, a_AT1 huge_JJ green_JJ sea_NN1 serpent_NN1 erupted_VVN from_II the_AT water_NN1 ._. 
It_PPH1 thrashed_VVD and_CC fought_VVD ,_, but_CCB Poseidon_NP1 just_RR sighed_VVD ._. 
Holding_VVG his_APPGE fishing_NN1 pole_NN1 with_IW one_MC1 hand_NN1 ,_, he_PPHS1 whipped_VVD out_RP his_APPGE knife_NN1 and_CC cut_VV0 the_AT line_NN1 ._. 
The_AT monster_NN1 sank_VVD below_II the_AT surface_NN1 ._. 
