Extract from chapter 1 of The Lost Hero -Rick Riordan

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(yeppers, I did)

Original extract:

The guy was obviously a coach. His baseball cap was pulled low over his hair, so you could just see his beady eyes. He had a wispy goatee and a sour face, like he'd eaten something moldy. His buff arms and chest pushedagainst a bright orange polo shirt. His nylon workout pants and Nikes were spotless white. A whistle hung from his neck, and a megaphone was clipped to his belt. He would've looked pretty scary if he hadn't been five feet zero.When he stood up in the aisle, one of the students called, "Stand up, Coach Hedge!" 

"I heard that!" The coach scanned the bus for the offender. Then his eyes fixed on Jason, and his scowl deepened. 

A jolt went down Jason's spine. He was sure the coach knew he didn't belong there. He was going to call Jason out, demand to know what he was doing on the bus—and Jason wouldn't have a clue what to say.

But Coach Hedge looked away and cleared his throat. "We'll arrive in five minutes! Stay with your partner. Don't lose your worksheet. And if any of you precious little cupcakes causes any trouble on this trip, I will personally send you back to campus the hard way. " 

He picked up a baseball bat and made like he was hitting a homer.

Jason looked at the girl next to him. "Can he talk to us that way?"

She shrugged. "Always does. This is the Wilderness School. 'Where kids are the animals.'" 

She said it like it was a joke they'd shared before.

"This is some kind of mistake," Jason said. "I'm not supposed to be here." 

The boy in front of him turned and laughed. "Yeah, right, Jason. We've all been framed! I didn't run away six times. Piper didn't steal a BMW." 

The girl blushed. "I didn't steal that car, Leo!" 

"Oh, I forgot, Piper. What was your story? You 'talked' the dealer into lending it to you?" He raised his eyebrows at Jason like, Can you believe her? 

Post-google translate:

Men are the real teachers. The hat was put on his head and he opened his blue eyes. He has a very funny sharp and red squirrel. A bright orange stick was wrapped around her chest. Nike's white nylon pants were wrapped around his neck. He pushed her down on her stomach. Below the ground 5 feet, slightly lower. Happy students in the room. "Oh, eagle."

"Why me!" He pulled Jason off the bus and buried his face in the ground.

Jason hit him in the back. The professor believes that this is not the case. He called Jason and asked if he knew what he was doing on the bus. I don't know what Jason is talking about.

The host looked at the garden and said, "I'll be back in five minutes." He hangs out with his friends and never misses a table. But if anyone has questions about the trip, I'll take them to the school.

Homer plays basketball. Know!

Jason looks at his neighbor's daughter - are you talking to us?

"The kids at school, dear kids," he said.

He said smiling at first.

"That's not true," Jason said. "I cannot stay here."

He said: "Yes, I don't think BT Piper stole the BMW."

"I'm not Leo, a car thief."

"I forgot Piper, who are you?" Have you ever interacted with customers? Jason believes. I trust you.



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