but she had a sweetness, a vulnerability that invited abuse.
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“You could start by thinking I can actually win.”
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She helped him to his feet, and with his arm slung across her shoulders, they limped away from the flames until they collapsed somewhere in the middle of the arena.
Sumi Ghas quoted20 hours ago
High in the air, the bullet-ridden body of the District 10 girl, Brandy, dangled from its hook. Shackled to the truck bed, looking utterly filthy and defeated, were the remaining twenty-three tributes.
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“You matter to me,” he insisted. The Capitol may not value her, but he did. Hadn’t he just poured his heart out to her?
Sumi Ghas quoted2 days ago
In one movement, the tribute yanked Arachne forward and slit her throat.
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“What young brains lack in experience they sometimes make up for in idealism. Nothing seems impossible to them.
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Lucy Gray brightened some and carefully unwrapped the waxed paper to reveal the big square of bread pudding. Suddenly, her eyes filled with tears.
“Oh, no. You don’t like it?” he exclaimed. “I can try and bring something else. I can —”
Lucy Gray shook her head. “It’s my favorite.”
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Seeing her in chains disquieted him, but he gave her a reassuring smile, and some of the worry left her face.
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Roses are red, love; violets are blue. Birds in the heavens know I love you