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I must still look perplexed because Gale delivers the next line very slowly. “Katniss…he’s still trying to keep you alive.” To keep me alive? And then I understand. The Games are still on.

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Suzanne Collins
Age: 62
Born: 1962
Born: August 10
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Hartford
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Suzanne Marie Collins
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