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Something inside me shuts down and I'm too numb to feel anything. It's like watching complete strangers in another Hunger Games. But I do notice they omit the part where I covered her in flowers. Right. Because even that smacks of rebellion.

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Suzanne Collins
Age: 62
Born: 1962
Born: August 10
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Peeta smiles at me, sad and mocking. Okay. Thanks for the tip, sweetheart.
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I noticed just about every girl, but none of them made a lasting impression but you.
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Everything is about them, not the dying boys and girls in the arena.
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Greeting to the final contestants of the Seventy-fourth Hunger Games. The earlier revision has been revoked. Closer examination of the rule book has disclosed that only one winner may be allowed, he says. Good luck and may the odds be ever in your favor.
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Got it, I say. Did you tell Peeta this? Don't have to, says Haymitch. He's already there.
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