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I

lay

smoldering

in

my

bag

for

the

next

couple

of

hours

really

thinking

that

if

I

can

get

out

of

this

tree

,

I

wo

n't

have

the

least

problem

taking

out

my

new

neighbor

.

My

instinct

has

been

to

flee

,

not

fight

.

But

obviously

this

person

's

a

hazard

.

Stupid

people

are

dangerous

.

And

this

one

probably

does

n't

have

much

in

the

way

of

weapons

while

I

've

got

this

excellent

knife

.

The

sky

is

still

dark

,

but

I

can

feel

the

first

signs

of

dawn

approaching

.

I

'm

beginning

to

think

we

-

meaning

the

person

whose

death

I

'm

now

devising

and

me

-

we

might

actually

have

gone

unnoticed

.

Then

I

hear

it

.

Several

pairs

of

feet

breaking

into

a

run

.

The

fire

starter

must

have

dozed

off

.

They

're

on

her

before

she

can

escape

.

I

know

it

's

a

girl

now

,

I

can

tell

by

the

pleading

,

the

agonized

scream

that

follows

.

Then

there

's

laughter

and

congratulations

from

several

voices

.

Someone

cries

out

,

"

Twelve

down

and

eleven

to

go

!

"

which

gets

a

round

of

appreciative

hoots

.

So

they

're

fighting

in

a

pack

.

I

'm

not

really

surprised

.

Often

alliances

are

formed

in

the

early

stages

of

the

Games

.

The

strong

band

together

to

hunt

down

the

weak

then

,

when

the

tension

becomes

too

great

,

begin

to

turn

on

one

another

.

I

do

n't

have

to

wonder

too

hard

who

has

made

this

alliance

.

It

'll

be

the

remaining

Career

Tributes

from

Districts

1

,

2

,

and

4

.

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Two

boys

and

three

girls

.

The

ones

who

lunched

together

.

For

a

moment

,

I

hear

them

checking

the

girl

for

supplies

.

I

can

tell

by

their

comments

they

've

found

nothing

good

.

I

wonder

if

the

victim

is

Rue

but

quickly

dismiss

the

thought

.

She

's

much

too

bright

to

be

building

a

fire

like

that

.

"

Better

clear

out

so

they

can

get

the

body

before

it

starts

stinking

.

"

I

'm

almost

certain

that

's

the

brutish

boy

from

District

2

.

There

are

murmurs

of

assent

and

then

,

to

my

horror

,

I

hear

the

pack

heading

toward

me

.

They

do

not

know

I

'm

here

.

How

could

they

?

And

I

'm

well

concealed

in

the

clump

of

trees

.

At

least

while

the

sun

stays

down

.

Then

my

black

sleeping

bag

will

turn

from

camouflage

to

trouble

.

If

they

just

keep

moving

,

they

will

pass

me

and

be

gone

in

a

minute

.

But

the

Careers

stop

in

the

clearing

about

ten

yards

from

my

tree

.

They

have

flashlights

,

torches

.

I

can

see

an

arm

here

,

a

boot

there

,

through

the

breaks

in

the

branches

.

I

turn

to

stone

,

not

even

daring

to

breathe

.

Have

they

spotted

me

?

No

,

not

yet

.

I

can

tell

from

their

words

their

minds

are

elsewhere

.

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"

Should

n't

we

have

heard

a

cannon

by

now

?

"

"

I

'd

say

yes

.

Nothing

to

prevent

them

from

going

in

immediately

.

"

"

Unless

she

is

n't

dead

.

"

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