But I feel as if I did know Rue, and she'll always be with me. Everyth…

Suzanne Collins
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But I feel as if I did know Rue, and she'll always be with me. Everything beautiful brings her to mind. I see her in the yellow flowers that grow in the Meadow by my house. I see her in the Mockingjays that sing in the trees. But most of all, I see her in my sister, Prim. ✨ Suzanne Collins (2010). Catching Fire (The Second Book of the Hunger Games), p.61, Scholastic Inc.
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