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Quote #10
He berated himself silently. Imagine parting with all those millions for the promise of a wish. Oh, the gullibility. (9.385)
It's almost unbelievable that Artemis doesn't get some guarantee that his wish will be fulfilled before releasing the gold. He calls himself gullible here, but it seems possible that he actually was acting on another very human trait—trust.