“"Whatever problems anyone may have with the Capitol, believe me when I say that if it released its grip on the districts for even a short time, the entire system would collapse." […]
"It must be very fragile, if a handful of berries can bring it down."”

—  Suzanne Collins

President Snow and Katniss, p. 21
The Hunger Games trilogy, Catching Fire (2009)

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