“I keep asking myself," whispered Sabetha, giving Locke's arm a squeeze, "ARE we smarter than that woman's chicken?"

"At the moment, it's an open question," said Locke.”

— Scott Lynch, book The Republic of Thieves

Source: The Republic of Thieves

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