Percy Jackson's The Lighting Thief

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In the book Percy Jackson, The Lighting Thief there is a character named Nancey Bobofit, and a charter named Clarisse (daughter of Ares the war god). Both of those charters are very similar, and they are alike. There are multiple reasons that Clarisse and Nancy are alike, her are 3 ways they are alike.
First thing is that both Nancey and Clarisee practically hate Percy. Nancey hates Percy because Percy has ADHD and Nancy just does not like Percy there is practically not a reason she hates Percy, but she does. Clarisse on the other hand might have a small reason to hate Percy, Clarisse was about to give Percy a swirly in the girl’s bathroom but Percy somehow activated the toilets and the toilets all shot up with toilet was and made Clarisse

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