So Haymitch, what do you think of the games have one hundred percent more competitors than usual?โ asks Caesar. Haymitch shrugs. โI donโt see that it makes that much difference. Theyโll still be one hundred percent as stupid as usual, so I figure my odds will be roughly the same.
Suzanne CollinsGreat. Now I have to go back and tell Haymitch I want an eighty-year-old and Nuts and Volts for my allies. He'll love that.
Suzanne CollinsBut Mockingjays were never a weapon," said Madge. "Theyโre just songbirds. Right?" "Yeah, I guess so,โ I said, But itโs not true. A mockingbird is just a songbird. A mockingjay is a creature the capitol never intended to exist. They hadnโt counted on the highly controlled jabberjay having the brains to adapt to the wild, to thrive in a new form. They hadnโt anticipated its will to live.
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