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Jackson has devised a game called "Real or Not Real" to help Peeta. He mentions something he thinks happened, and they tell him if it's true or imagined, usually followed by a brief explanation.

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Real, Thinking, Games

Suzanne Collins (2010). “Mockingjay (The Hunger Games, Book 3)”, p.272, Scholastic Inc.

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It's a long shot, it's suicide maybe, but I do the only thing I can think of. I lean in and kiss Peeta full on the mouth. His whole body starts shuddering, but I keep my lips pressed to his until I have to come up for air. My hands slide up his wrists to clasp his. "Don't let him take you from me." Peeta's panting hard as he fights the nightmares raging his head. "No. I don't want to. . ." I clench his hands to the point of pain. "Stay with me." His pupils contract to pinpoints, dilate again rapidly, and then return to something resembling normalcy. "Always," he murmurs.

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Suicide, Pain, Kissing

Suzanne Collins (2010). “Mockingjay (The Hunger Games, Book 3)”, p.314, Scholastic Inc.

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I wonder how she'll make up her mind." "Oh, that I do know." I can just catch Gale's last words through the layer of fur. "Katniss will pick whoever she thinks she can't survive without.

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Thinking, Katniss, Mind

Suzanne Collins (2010). “Mockingjay (The Hunger Games, Book 3)”, p.329, Scholastic Inc.

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I wrap my arms around his neck, feel his arms hesitate before they embrace me. Not as steady as they once were, but still warm and strong. A thousand moments surge through me. All the times these arms were my only refuge from the world. Perhaps not fully appreciated then, but so sweet in my memory, and now gone for ever.

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Sweet, Strong, Memories

Suzanne Collins (2010). “Mockingjay (The Hunger Games, Book 3)”, p.338, Scholastic Inc.

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Then, in my most careful handwriting, come all the details it would be a crime to forget. Lady licking Prim's cheek. My father's laugh. Peeta's father with the cookies. The colour of Finnick's eyes. What Cinna could do with a length of silk. Boggs reprogramming the Holo. Rue poised on her toes, arms slightly extended, like a bird about to take flight. On and on. We seal the pages with salt water and promises to live well to make their death count.

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Father, Eye, Water

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Instead of satisfying me, the kisses have the opposite effect, of make my need greater. I thought I was something of an expert on hunger, but this is an entirely new kind.

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Kissing, Opposites, Needs

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So I learned to hold my tongue and to turn my features into an indifferent mask so that no one could ever read my thoughts.

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Tongue, Mask, District 12

Suzanne Collins (2009). “The Hunger Games”, p.8, Scholastic Inc.

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But there's food if you know how to find it. My father knew and he taught me some before he was blown to bits in a mine explosion. There was nothing even to bury. I was eleven then. Five years later, I still wake up screaming for him to run.

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Running, Father, Years

Suzanne Collins (2009). “The Hunger Games”, p.7, Scholastic Inc.

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She must have really loved him to leave her home for the Seam. I try to remember that when all I can see is the woman who sat by, blank and unreachable, while her children turned to skin and bones. I try to forgive her for my father's sake. But to be honest, I'm not the forgiving type.

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Children, Father, Home

Suzanne Collins (2009). “The Hunger Games”, p.10, Scholastic Inc.

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And once we reach the city, my stylist will dictate my look for the opening ceremonies tonight anyway. I just hope I get one who doesn't think nudity is the last word in fashion.

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Fashion, Thinking, Opening Ceremony

Suzanne Collins (2009). “The Hunger Games”, p.50, Scholastic Inc.

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Peeta?" I creep along the bank. "Well, don't step on me.

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Steps, Creeps, Wells

Suzanne Collins (2008). “The Hunger Games”, p.252, Scholastic Inc.

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Katniss?" Peeta says. I meet his eyes, knowing my face must be some shade of green. He mouths the words. "How about that kiss?

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Eye, Kissing, Katniss

Suzanne Collins (2013). “The Hunger Games Complete Trilogy”, p.181, Scholastic UK

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What was that you were saying just before the food arrived? Something about me... no competition... best thing that ever happened to you.

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Competition, Best Things, Happened

Suzanne Collins (2009). “The Hunger Games”, p.298, Scholastic Inc.

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That's right. Who am I thinking of? Oh, I know. It's Cinna who likes you. But that's mainly because you didn't try to run when he set you on fire," says Peeta. "On the other hand, Haymitch... well, if I were you, I'd avoid Haymitch completely. He hates you.

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Running, Hate, Thinking

Suzanne Collins (2009). “The Hunger Games”, p.300, Scholastic Inc.

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Hey, Effie, watch this!" says Peeta. He tosses his fork over his shoulder and literally licks his plate clean whit his tongue making loud, satisfied sounds. Then he blows a kiss out to her in general and calls, "We miss you, Effie!

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Kissing, Blow, Missing

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I pull the sleeping bag up to his chin and kiss his forehead, not for the audience, but for me. Because I'm so grateful that he's here, not dead by the stream as I'd thought. So glad I don't have to face Cato alone.

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Grateful, Sleep, Kissing

Suzanne Collins (2009). “The Hunger Games”, p.318, Scholastic Inc.

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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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Book, Good Luck, Odds

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Got it," I say. "Did you tell Peeta this?" "Don't have to," says Haymitch. "He's already there.

Suzanne Collins

Peeta, Haymitch

Suzanne Collins (2009). “The Hunger Games”, p.19, Scholastic Inc.

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Well, I can't leave Mags behind," says Finnick. "She's one of the few people who actually likes me.

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People, Likes, Mags

Suzanne Collins (2010). “Catching Fire (The Second Book of the Hunger Games)”, p.273, Scholastic Inc.

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Right before the explosions begin, I find a star.

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Stars, Explosions

Suzanne Collins (2013). “The Hunger Games Complete Trilogy”, p.512, Scholastic UK

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Please feel free to take this personally.

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Please, Feels

Suzanne Collins (2013). “The Hunger Games Complete Trilogy”, p.674, Scholastic UK

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Despite serious reservations, I had to forgive Finnick for his role in the conspiracy that landed me here. He, at least has some idea of what I'm going through. And it takes too much energy to stay angry with someone who cries so much.

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Ideas, Forgiving, Energy

Suzanne Collins (2010). “Mockingjay (The Hunger Games, Book 3)”, p.12, Scholastic Inc.

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Oh, no. It costs a lot more than your life. To murder innocent people?" says Peeta. "It costs everything you are.

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People, Cost, Murder

Suzanne Collins (2010). “Mockingjay (The Hunger Games, Book 3)”, p.23, Scholastic Inc.

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I take a few breaths to calm myself, step back, and lift Buttercup by the scruff of the neck. "I should've drowned you when I had the chance." His ears flatten and he raises a paw. I hiss before he gets a chance, which seems to annoy him a little, since he considers hissing his own personal sound of contempt.

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Sound, Ears, Littles

Suzanne Collins (2010). “Mockingjay (The Hunger Games, Book 3)”, p.144, Scholastic Inc.

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There were two Avoxes with me in prison. Darius and Lavinia, but the guards mostly called them the redheads. They'd been our servants in the Training Center, so they arrested them, too. I watched them being tortured to death. She was lucky. They used too much voltage and her heart stopped right off. It took days to finish him off. Beating, cutting off parts. They kept asking him questions, but he couldn't speak, he just made these horrible animals sounds. They didn't want information, you know? They wanted me to see it.

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Heart, Cutting, Animal

Suzanne Collins (2010). “Mockingjay (The Hunger Games, Book 3)”, p.274, Scholastic Inc.

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