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“Because sometimes things happen to people and they’re not equipped to deal with them.” That’s a quote from Catching Fire, the second Hunger Games book, by Suzanne Collins.

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“Because sometimes things happen to people and they’re not equipped to deal with them.” That’s a quote from Catching Fire, the second Hunger Games book, by Suzanne Collins.

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