„I'd made water shoot out of the bathroom fixtures. I didn't understand how. But the toilets responded to me. I had become one with the plumbing.“

— Rick Riordan, kniha The Lightning Thief

Varianta: I didn't understand how. But the toilets had responded to me. I had become one with the plumbing...
Zdroj: The Lightning Thief

Poslední aktualizace 3. června 2021.

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americký spisovatel 1964

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