Something inside me clicked, like an engine shifting into higher gear.…

Rick Riordan
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Something inside me clicked, like an engine shifting into higher gear. My thinking suddenly became faster and clearer. The anger and fear didn't go away, but I realized they weren't important. They weren't going to help me. ✨ Rick Riordan (2013). The Kane Chronicles: The Complete Series, p.340, Penguin UK
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