Rick Riordan: "Seorang lelaki lain membentak perintah kepada sepasukan...

"Seorang lelaki lain membentak perintah kepada sepasukan kecil sapu, pel, dan ember yang berkeliaran, membersihkan kota. "Seperti kartun itu," kata Sadie. "Di mana Mickey Mouse mencoba melakukan sihir dan sapu terus membelah dan mengambil air." "Apprentice Sang Penyihir," kata Zia. "Kau tahu itu berdasarkan cerita Mesir, bukan?"

--- Rick Riordan

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Another guy barked orders to a small army of brooms, mops, and buckets that were scuttling around, cleaning up the city. "Like that cartoon," Sadie said. "Where Mickey Mouse tries to do magic and the brooms keep splitting and toting water." "'The Sorcerer's Apprentice,'" Zia said. "You do know that was based on an Egyptian story, don't you?