Yes, I say. Three of these flying birds. I touch my collarbone, markin…

Veronica Roth
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Yes, I say. Three of these flying birds. I touch my collarbone, marking the path of their flight - toward my heart. One for each member of the family I left behind. ✨ Veronica Roth (2013). Divergent Series (Books 1-3) Plus Free Four, The Transfer and World of Divergent, p.61, HarperCollins UK
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Yes, I say. Three of these flying birds. I touch my collarbone, marking the path of their flight - toward my heart. One for each member of the family I left behind. ✨ Veronica Roth (2013). Divergent Series (Books 1-3) Plus Free Four, The Transfer and World of Divergent, p.61, HarperCollins UK

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