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And then, when he’s been underwater so long I feel certain he’s drowned, his head pops up right next to me and I start. “Don’t do that,” I say. “What? Come up or stay under?” he says. “Either. Neither. Whatever

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Long, Underwater, Next

Suzanne Collins (2010). “Catching Fire (The Second Book of the Hunger Games)”, p.307, Scholastic Inc.

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But once I saw Fulvia Cardew crumple up a sheet of paper with just a couple of words written on it and you would’ve thought she’d murdered someone from the looks she got.

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Couple, Looks, Paper

Suzanne Collins (2010). “Mockingjay (The Hunger Games, Book 3)”, p.18, Scholastic Inc.

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You can’t miss your schedule. Every morning, you’re supposed to stick your right arm in this contraption in the wall. It tattoos the smooth inside of your forearm with your schedule for the day in a sickly purple ink. 7:00—Breakfast. 7:30—Kitchen Duties. 8:30—Education Center, Room 17. And so on. The ink is indelible until 22:00—Bathing

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Tattoo, Morning, Wall

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if i win and you die, i dont have a home to go back to. you are my life.

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Home, Winning, Dies

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Tuck in your tail, little duck.

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Ducks, Tails, Littles

Suzanne Collins (2009). “The Hunger Games”, p.17, Scholastic Inc.

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In stark contrast to two nights ago, when I felt Peeta was a million miles away, I'm struck by his immediacy now. As we settle in, he pulls my head down to use his arm as a pillow; the other rests protectively over me even when he goes to sleep. No one has held me like this in such a long time. Since my father died and I stopped trusting my mother, no one else's arms have made me feel this safe.

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Mother, Father, Sleep

Suzanne Collins (2011). “The Hunger Games Trilogy”, p.392, Scholastic Inc.

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I don't know what I expected from my first meeting with Peeta after the announcement. A few hugs and kisses. A little comfort maybe. Not this. I turn to Haymitch. "Don't worry, I'll get you more liquor.

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Kissing, Worry, Catching Fire

Suzanne Collins (2010). “Catching Fire (The Second Book of the Hunger Games)”, p.183, Scholastic Inc.

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I don't like self-righteous people," I say. "What's to like?" says Haymitch, who begins sucking the dregs out of the empty bottles.

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Self, People, Catching Fire

Suzanne Collins (2010). “Catching Fire (The Second Book of the Hunger Games)”, p.183, Scholastic Inc.

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Okay, listen to me, you're stronger than they are. You are. They just want a good show, that's all they want. You know how to hunt. Show them how good you are.

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Stronger, Want, Hunger

"Fictional character: Gale Hawthorne". "The Hunger Games", www.imdb.com. 2012.

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The awful thing is that if i can forget they're people, it will be no different at all

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People, Different, Awful

Suzanne Collins (2009). “The Hunger Games”, p.35, Scholastic Inc.

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so people really do tear out their hair and beat the ground with their fists

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Hair, People, Tears

Suzanne Collins (2013). “The Hunger Games Complete Trilogy”, p.158, Scholastic UK

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If you won't talk about yourself, at least compliment the audience. Just keep turning it back around, all right. Gush.

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Compliment, About Yourself, Audience

Suzanne Collins (2009). “The Hunger Games”, p.113, Scholastic Inc.

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Yeah, we wouldn't want to lose our little Mockingjay when she's finally begun to sing.

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Want, Littles, Yeah

Suzanne Collins (2010). “Mockingjay (The Hunger Games, Book 3)”, p.108, Scholastic Inc.

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I'm on a frosting sailboat, tossed around by blue-green waves, the deck shifting beneath my feet.

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Blue, Feet, Green

Suzanne Collins (2011). “The Hunger Games Trilogy”, p.1274, Scholastic Inc.

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Embrace the probability of your imminent death....and know there is nothing i can do to save you.

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Hunger, Embrace, Imminent Death

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It's hard to hate my prep team. They're such total idiots." - Katniss.

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Hate, Team, Katniss

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The audience must be sick to death of the star-crossed lovers from District 12. I know I am.

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Stars, Sick, Lovers

Suzanne Collins (2011). “The Hunger Games Trilogy”, p.601, Scholastic Inc.

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That seems to be crossing some kind of line," I say. :So anything goes?" They both stare at me- Beetee with doubt, Gale with hostility. "I guess there isn't a rule book for what might be unacceptable to do to another human being.

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Book, Doubt, Anything Goes

Suzanne Collins (2010). “Mockingjay (The Hunger Games, Book 3)”, p.186, Scholastic Inc.

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and when he kissed me i didn't know what to do.

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Knows

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Cleaning me up is just a preliminary step to determining my new look. With my acid-damaged hair, sunburned skin, and ugly scars, the prep team has to make me pretty and then damage, burn, and scare me in a more attractive way.

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Team, Hair, Skins

Suzanne Collins (2010). “Mockingjay (The Hunger Games, Book 3)”, p.59, Scholastic Inc.

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Actually, Katniss isn’t complaining because she has no intention of staying with the “Star Squad,” but she recognizes the necessity of getting to the Capitol before carrying out any plan.

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Stars, Squad, Katniss

Suzanne Collins (2010). “Mockingjay (The Hunger Games, Book 3)”, p.257, Scholastic Inc.

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I don't think it's going to work out. Winning...won't help in any case. Because...she came here with me. - Peeta Mellark

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Winning, Thinking, Work Out

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Peeta: You be nice to her, Finnick. Or I might try and take her away from you. Finnick: Oh, Peeta. Don't make me sorry I restarted your heart.

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Sorry, Nice, Heart

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At once, it’s clear I cannot gush. We try me playing cocky, but I just don’t have the arrogance. Apparently, I’m too “vulnerable” for ferocity. I’m not witty. Funny. Sexy. Or mysterious By the end of the session, I am no one at all.

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Sexy, Witty, Cocky

Suzanne Collins (2009). “The Hunger Games”, p.113, Scholastic Inc.

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That should have been my strategy! By the time I’ve worked through the emotions of surprise, admiration, anger, jealousy, and frustration, I’m watching that reddish mane of hair disappear into the trees well out of shooting range.

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Frustration, Hair, Should Have

Suzanne Collins (2009). “The Hunger Games”, p.278, Scholastic Inc.

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