They hadn’t counted on the highly controlled jabberjay having the brai…

Suzanne Collins
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They hadn’t counted on the highly controlled jabberjay having the brains to adapt to the wild, to pass on its genetic code, to thrive in a new form. They hadn’t anticipated its will to live. ✨ Suzanne Collins (2010). Catching Fire (The Second Book of the Hunger Games), p.92, Scholastic Inc.
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