You may have succeeded in shutting down the attack simulation, girl, b…

Veronica Roth
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You may have succeeded in shutting down the attack simulation, girl, but it was by luck alone, not skill. I would die of shock if you managed to do anything useful again for a long time This is the Marcus that Tobias knows. The one who knows right where to hit to cause the most damage. ✨ Veronica Roth (2013). Insurgent (Divergent Trilogy, Book 2), p.33, HarperCollins UK
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