Catching_VVG Fire_NN1 I_PPIS1 clasp_VV0 the_AT flask_NN1 between_II my_APPGE hands_NN2 even_CS21 though_CS22 the_AT warmth_NN1 from_II the_AT tea_NN1 has_VHZ long_RR since_CS leached_VVN into_II the_AT frozen_JJ air_NN1 ._. 
My_APPGE muscles_NN2 are_VBR clenched_VVN tight_RR against_II the_AT cold_NN1 ._. 
If_CS a_AT1 pack_NN1 of_IO wild_JJ dogs_NN2 were_VBDR to_TO appear_VVI at_II this_DD1 moment_NN1 ,_, the_AT odds_NN2 of_IO scaling_VVG a_AT1 tree_NN1 before_CS they_PPHS2 attacked_VVD are_VBR not_XX in_II my_APPGE favor_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 should_VM get_VVI up_RP ,_, move_VV0 around_RP ,_, and_CC work_VV0 the_AT stiffness_NN1 from_II my_APPGE limbs_NN2 ._. 
But_CCB instead_RR I_PPIS1 sit_VV0 ,_, as_RG motionless_JJ as_CSA the_AT rock_NN1 beneath_II me_PPIO1 ,_, while_CS the_AT dawn_NNT1 begins_VVZ to_TO lighten_VVI the_AT woods_NN2 ._. 
I_PPIS1 ca_VM n't_XX fight_VVI the_AT sun_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 can_VM only_RR watch_VVI helplessly_RR as_CSA it_PPH1 drags_VVZ me_PPIO1 into_II a_AT1 day_NNT1 that_CST I_PPIS1 've_VH0 been_VBN dreading_VVG for_IF months_NNT2 ._. 
By_II noon_NNT1 they_PPHS2 will_VM all_DB be_VBI at_II my_APPGE new_JJ house_NN1 in_II the_AT Victor_NP1 's_GE Village_NN1 ._. 
The_AT reporters_NN2 ,_, the_AT camera_NN1 crews_NN2 ,_, even_RR Effie_NP1 Trinket_NP1 ,_, my_APPGE old_JJ escort_NN1 ,_, will_VM have_VHI made_VVN their_APPGE way_NN1 to_II District_NN1 12_MC from_II the_AT Capitol_NP1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 wonder_VV0 if_CS Effie_NP1 will_VM still_RR be_VBI wearing_VVG that_DD1 silly_JJ pink_JJ wig_NN1 ,_, or_CC if_CS she_PPHS1 'll_VM be_VBI sporting_VVG some_DD other_JJ unnatural_JJ color_NN1 especially_RR for_IF the_AT Victory_NN1 Tour_NP1 ._. 
There_EX will_VM be_VBI others_NN2 waiting_VVG ,_, too_RR ._. 
A_AT1 staff_NN to_TO cater_VVI to_II my_APPGE every_AT1 need_NN1 on_II the_AT long_JJ train_NN1 trip_NN1 ._. 
A_AT1 prep_NN1 team_NN1 to_TO beautify_VVI me_PPIO1 for_IF public_JJ appearances_NN2 ._. 
My_APPGE stylist_NN1 and_CC friend_NN1 ,_, Cinna_NP1 ,_, who_PNQS designed_VVD the_AT gorgeous_JJ outfits_NN2 that_DD1 first_MD made_VVD the_AT audience_NN1 take_VVI notice_NN1 of_IO me_PPIO1 in_II the_AT Hunger_NN1 Games_NN2 ._. 
If_CS it_PPH1 were_VBDR up_II21 to_II22 me_PPIO1 ,_, I_PPIS1 would_VM try_VVI to_TO forget_VVI the_AT Hunger_NN1 Games_NN2 entirely_RR ._. 
Never_RR speak_VV0 of_IO them_PPHO2 ._. 
Pretend_VV0 they_PPHS2 were_VBDR nothing_PN1 but_II a_AT1 bad_JJ dream_NN1 ._. 
But_CCB the_AT Victory_NN1 Tour_NP1 makes_VVZ that_RG impossible_JJ ._. 
Strategically_RR placed_VVN almost_RR midway_RL between_II the_AT annual_JJ Games_NN2 ,_, it_PPH1 is_VBZ the_AT Capitol_NP1 's_GE way_NN1 of_IO keeping_VVG the_AT horror_NN1 fresh_JJ and_CC immediate_JJ ._. 
Not_XX only_RR are_VBR we_PPIS2 in_II the_AT districts_NN2 forced_VVN to_TO remember_VVI the_AT iron_NN1 grip_NN1 of_IO the_AT Capitol_NP1 's_GE power_NN1 each_DD1 year_NNT1 ,_, we_PPIS2 are_VBR forced_VVN to_TO celebrate_VVI it_PPH1 ._. 
And_CC this_DD1 year_NNT1 ,_, I_PPIS1 am_VBM one_MC1 of_IO the_AT stars_NN2 of_IO the_AT show_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 will_VM have_VHI to_TO travel_VVI from_II district_NN1 to_II district_NN1 ,_, to_TO stand_VVI before_II the_AT cheering_JJ crowds_NN2 who_PNQS secretly_RR loathe_VV0 me_PPIO1 ,_, to_TO look_VVI down_RP into_II the_AT faces_NN2 of_IO the_AT families_NN2 whose_DDQGE children_NN2 I_PPIS1 have_VH0 killed_VVN ..._... 
The_AT sun_NN1 persists_VVZ in_II rising_VVG ,_, so_CS I_PPIS1 make_VV0 myself_PPX1 stand_VV0 ._. 
All_DB my_APPGE joints_NN2 complain_VV0 and_CC my_APPGE left_JJ leg_NN1 has_VHZ been_VBN asleep_JJ for_IF so_RG long_JJ that_CST it_PPH1 takes_VVZ several_DA2 minutes_NNT2 of_IO pacing_VVG to_TO bring_VVI the_AT feeling_NN1 back_RP into_II it_PPH1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 've_VH0 been_VBN in_II the_AT woods_NN2 three_MC hours_NNT2 ,_, but_CCB as_CSA I_PPIS1 've_VH0 made_VVN no_AT real_JJ attempt_NN1 at_II hunting_NN1 ,_, I_PPIS1 have_VH0 nothing_PN1 to_TO show_VVI for_IF it_PPH1 ._. 
It_PPH1 does_VDZ n't_XX matter_VVI for_IF my_APPGE mother_NN1 and_CC little_JJ sister_NN1 ,_, Prim_JJ ,_, anymore_RR ._. 
They_PPHS2 can_VM afford_VVI to_TO buy_VVI butcher_NN1 meat_NN1 in_II town_NN1 ,_, although_CS none_PN of_IO us_PPIO2 likes_VVZ it_PPH1 any_DD better_JJR than_CSN fresh_JJ game_NN1 ._. 
But_CCB my_APPGE best_JJT friend_NN1 ,_, Gale_NP1 Hawthorne_NP1 ,_, and_CC his_APPGE family_NN1 will_VM be_VBI depending_II21 on_II22 today_RT 's_GE haul_NN1 and_CC I_PPIS1 ca_VM n't_XX let_VVI them_PPHO2 down_RP ._. 
I_PPIS1 start_VV0 the_AT hour-and-a-half_MF trek_VV0 it_PPH1 will_VM take_VVI to_TO cover_VVI our_APPGE snare_NN1 line_NN1 ._. 
Back_NN1 when_CS we_PPIS2 were_VBDR in_II school_NN1 ,_, we_PPIS2 had_VHD time_NNT1 in_II the_AT afternoons_NNT2 to_TO check_VVI the_AT line_NN1 and_CC hunt_NN1 and_CC gather_VVI and_CC still_RR get_VV0 back_RP to_TO trade_VVI in_II town_NN1 ._. 
But_CCB now_CS21 that_CS22 Gale_NP1 has_VHZ gone_VVN to_TO work_VVI in_II the_AT coal_NN1 mines_NN2 --_NN1 and_CC I_PPIS1 have_VH0 nothing_PN1 to_TO do_VDI all_DB day_NNT1 --_NN1 I_PPIS1 've_VH0 taken_VVN over_II the_AT job_NN1 ._. 
By_II this_DD1 time_NNT1 Gale_NN1 will_VM have_VHI clocked_VVN in_RP at_II the_AT mines_NN2 ,_, taken_VVN the_AT stomach-churning_JJ elevator_NN1 ride_NN1 into_II the_AT depths_NN2 of_IO the_AT earth_NN1 ,_, and_CC be_VBI pounding_VVG away_RL at_II a_AT1 coal_NN1 seam_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 know_VV0 what_DDQ it_PPH1 's_VBZ like_RR down_RP there_RL ._. 
Every_AT1 year_NNT1 in_II school_NN1 ,_, as_II part_NN1 of_IO our_APPGE training_NN1 ,_, my_APPGE class_NN1 had_VHD to_TO tour_NN1 the_AT mines_NN2 ._. 
When_CS I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ little_JJ ,_, it_PPH1 was_VBDZ just_RR unpleasant_JJ ._. 
The_AT claustrophobic_JJ tunnels_NN2 ,_, foul_JJ air_NN1 ,_, suffocating_JJ darkness_NN1 on_II all_DB sides_NN2 ._. 
But_CCB after_CS my_APPGE father_NN1 and_CC several_DA2 other_JJ miners_NN2 were_VBDR killed_VVN in_II an_AT1 explosion_NN1 ,_, I_PPIS1 could_VM barely_RR force_VVI myself_PPX1 onto_II the_AT elevator_NN1 ._. 
The_AT annual_JJ trip_NN1 became_VVD an_AT1 enormous_JJ source_NN1 of_IO anxiety_NN1 ._. 
Twice_RR I_PPIS1 made_VVD myself_PPX1 so_RG sick_JJ in_II anticipation_NN1 of_IO it_PPH1 that_CST my_APPGE mother_NN1 kept_VVD me_PPIO1 home_RL because_CS she_PPHS1 thought_VVD I_PPIS1 had_VHD contracted_VVN the_AT flu_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 think_VV0 of_IO Gale_NP1 ,_, who_PNQS is_VBZ only_RR really_RR alive_JJ in_II the_AT woods_NN2 ,_, with_IW its_APPGE fresh_JJ air_NN1 and_CC sunlight_NN1 and_CC clean_JJ ,_, flowing_JJ water_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 do_VD0 n't_XX know_VVI how_RRQ he_PPHS1 stands_VVZ it_PPH1 ._. 
Well_RR ..._... yes_UH ,_, I_PPIS1 do_VD0 ._. 
He_PPHS1 stands_VVZ it_PPH1 because_CS it_PPH1 's_VBZ the_AT way_NN1 to_TO feed_VVI his_APPGE mother_NN1 and_CC two_MC younger_JJR brothers_NN2 and_CC sister_NN1 ._. 
Peeta_NN1 and_CC I_PPIS1 excel_VV0 under_II the_AT new_JJ regimen_NN1 ,_, though_RR ._. 
It_PPH1 gives_VVZ me_PPIO1 something_PN1 to_TO do_VDI ._. 
It_PPH1 gives_VVZ us_PPIO2 all_DB something_PN1 to_TO do_VDI besides_RR accept_VVI defeat_NN1 ._. 
My_APPGE mother_NN1 puts_VVZ us_PPIO2 on_II a_AT1 special_JJ diet_NN1 to_TO gain_VVI weight_NN1 ._. 
Prim_JJ treats_VVZ our_APPGE sore_JJ muscles_NN2 ._. 
Madge_NP1 sneaks_VVZ us_PPIO2 her_APPGE father_NN1 's_GE Capitol_NP1 newspapers_NN2 ._. 
Predictions_NN2 on_II who_PNQS will_VM be_VBI victor_NN1 of_IO the_AT victors_NN2 show_VV0 us_PPIO2 among_II the_AT favorites_NN2 ._. 
Even_RR Gale_NP1 steps_NN2 into_II the_AT picture_NN1 on_II Sundays_NPD2 ,_, although_CS he_PPHS1 's_VHZ got_VVN no_AT love_NN1 for_IF Peeta_NP1 or_CC Haymitch_NP1 ,_, and_CC teaches_VVZ us_PPIO2 all_DB he_PPHS1 knows_VVZ about_II snares_NN2 ._. 
It_PPH1 's_VBZ weird_JJ for_IF me_PPIO1 ,_, being_VBG in_II conversations_NN2 with_IW both_RR Peeta_NP1 and_CC Gale_NP1 ,_, but_CCB they_PPHS2 seem_VV0 to_TO have_VHI set_VVN aside_RL whatever_DDQV issues_NN2 they_PPHS2 have_VH0 about_II me_PPIO1 ._. 
One_MC1 night_NNT1 ,_, as_CSA I_PPIS1 'm_VBM walking_VVG Gale_NN1 back_RP into_II town_NN1 ,_, he_PPHS1 even_RR admits_VVZ ,_, "_" It_PPH1 'd_VM be_VBI better_RRR if_CS he_PPHS1 were_VBDR easier_JJR to_TO hate_VVI ._. "_" 
"_" Tell_VV0 me_PPIO1 about_II it_PPH1 ,_, "_" I_PPIS1 say_VV0 ._. 
"_" If_CS I_PPIS1 could_VM 've_VHI just_RR hated_VVN him_PPHO1 in_II the_AT arena_NN1 ,_, we_PPIS2 all_DB would_VM n't_XX be_VBI in_II this_DD1 mess_NN1 now_RT ._. 
He_PPHS1 'd_VM be_VBI dead_JJ ,_, and_CC I_PPIS1 'd_VM be_VBI a_AT1 happy_JJ little_JJ victor_NN1 all_DB by_II myself_PPX1 ._. "_" 
"_" And_CC where_RRQ would_VM we_PPIS2 be_VBI ,_, Katniss_VV0 ?_? "_" asks_VVZ Gale_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 pause_VV0 ,_, not_XX knowing_VVG what_DDQ to_TO say_VVI ._. 
Where_RRQ would_VM I_PPIS1 be_VBI with_IW my_APPGE pretend_JJ cousin_NN1 who_PNQS would_VM n't_XX be_VBI my_APPGE cousin_NN1 if_CS it_PPH1 were_VBDR n't_XX for_IF Peeta_NP1 ?_? 
Would_VM he_PPHS1 have_VHI still_RR kissed_VVN me_PPIO1 and_CC would_VM I_PPIS1 have_VHI kissed_VVN him_PPHO1 back_RP had_VHD I_PPIS1 been_VBN free_JJ to_TO do_VDI so_RR ?_? 
Would_VM I_PPIS1 have_VHI let_VVN myself_PPX1 open_JJ up_II21 to_II22 him_PPHO1 ,_, lulled_VVN by_II the_AT security_NN1 of_IO money_NN1 and_CC food_NN1 and_CC the_AT illusion_NN1 of_IO safety_NN1 being_VBG a_AT1 victor_NN1 could_VM bring_VVI under_II different_JJ circumstances_NN2 ?_? 
But_CCB there_EX would_VM still_RR always_RR be_VBI the_AT reaping_NN1 looming_VVG over_II us_PPIO2 ,_, over_II our_APPGE children_NN2 ._. 
No_DDQV31 matter_DDQV32 what_DDQV33 I_PPIS1 wanted_VVD ..._... 
"_" Hunting_NN1 ._. 
Like_II every_AT1 Sunday_NPD1 ,_, "_" I_PPIS1 say_VV0 ._. 
I_PPIS1 know_VV0 he_PPHS1 did_VDD n't_XX mean_VVI the_AT question_NN1 literally_RR ,_, but_CCB this_DD1 is_VBZ as_RG much_DA1 as_CSA I_PPIS1 can_VM honestly_RR give_VVI ._. 
Gale_NP1 knows_VVZ I_PPIS1 chose_VVD him_PPHO1 over_II Peeta_NP1 when_CS I_PPIS1 did_VDD n't_XX make_VVI a_AT1 run_NN1 for_IF it_PPH1 ._. 
To_II me_PPIO1 ,_, there_EX 's_VBZ no_AT point_NN1 in_II talking_VVG about_II things_NN2 that_CST might_VM have_VHI been_VBN ._. 
Even_CS21 if_CS22 I_PPIS1 had_VHD killed_VVN Peeta_NP1 in_II the_AT arena_NN1 ,_, I_PPIS1 still_RR would_VM n't_XX have_VHI wanted_VVN to_TO marry_VVI anyone_PN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 only_RR got_VVD engaged_JJ to_TO save_VVI people_NN 's_GE lives_NN2 ,_, and_CC that_CST completely_RR backfired_VVN ._. 
I_PPIS1 'm_VBM afraid_JJ ,_, anyway_RR ,_, that_CST any_DD kind_NN1 of_IO emotional_JJ scene_NN1 with_IW Gale_NN1 might_VM cause_VVI him_PPHO1 to_TO do_VDI something_PN1 drastic_JJ ._. 
Like_II start_NN1 that_CST uprising_NN1 in_II the_AT mines_NN2 ._. 
And_CC as_CSA Haymitch_NP1 says_VVZ ,_, District_NN1 12_MC is_VBZ n't_XX ready_JJ for_IF that_DD1 ._. 
If_CS anything_PN1 ,_, they_PPHS2 're_VBR less_RGR ready_JJ than_CSN before_II the_AT Quarter_NN1 Quell_VV0 announcement_NN1 ,_, because_CS the_AT following_JJ morning_NNT1 another_DD1 hundred_NNO Peacekeepers_NN2 arrived_VVN on_II the_AT train_NN1 ._. 
Since_CS I_PPIS1 do_VD0 n't_XX plan_VVI on_II making_VVG it_PPH1 back_RP alive_JJ a_AT1 second_MD time_NNT1 ,_, the_AT sooner_RRR Gale_NP1 lets_VVZ me_PPIO1 go_NN1 ,_, the_AT better_JJR ._. 
I_PPIS1 do_VD0 plan_VVI on_II saying_VVG one_MC1 or_CC two_MC things_NN2 to_II him_PPHO1 after_II the_AT reaping_NN1 ,_, when_CS we_PPIS2 're_VBR allowed_VVN an_AT1 hour_NNT1 for_IF good-byes_NN2 ._. 
To_TO let_VVI Gale_NP1 know_VVI how_RGQ essential_JJ he_PPHS1 's_VHZ been_VBN to_II me_PPIO1 all_DB these_DD2 years_NNT2 ._. 
How_RGQ much_RR better_RRR my_APPGE life_NN1 has_VHZ been_VBN for_IF knowing_VVG him_PPHO1 ._. 
For_IF loving_VVG him_PPHO1 ,_, even_CS21 if_CS22 it_PPH1 's_VBZ only_RR in_II the_AT limited_JJ way_NN1 that_CST I_PPIS1 can_VM manage_VVI ._. 
But_CCB I_PPIS1 never_RR get_VV0 the_AT chance_NN1 ._. 
The_AT day_NNT1 of_IO the_AT reaping_NN1 's_GE hot_JJ and_CC sultry_JJ ._. 
The_AT population_NN1 of_IO District_NN1 12_MC waits_VVZ ,_, sweating_VVG and_CC silent_JJ ,_, in_II the_AT square_NN1 with_IW machine_NN1 guns_NN2 trained_VVN on_II them_PPHO2 ._. 
I_PPIS1 stand_VV0 alone_RR in_II a_AT1 small_JJ roped-off_JJ area_NN1 with_IW Peeta_NP1 and_CC Haymitch_VV0 in_II a_AT1 similar_JJ pen_NN1 to_II the_AT right_NN1 of_IO me_PPIO1 ._. 
The_AT reaping_NN1 takes_VVZ only_RR a_AT1 minute_NNT1 ._. 
Effie_NN1 ,_, shining_VVG in_II a_AT1 wig_NN1 of_IO metallic_JJ gold_NN1 ,_, lacks_VVZ her_APPGE usual_JJ verve_NN1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 has_VHZ to_TO claw_VVI around_II the_AT girls_NN2 '_GE reaping_VVG ball_NN1 for_IF quite_RG a_AT1 while_NNT1 to_TO snag_VVI the_AT one_MC1 piece_NN1 of_IO paper_NN1 that_CST everyone_PN1 already_RR knows_VVZ has_VHZ my_APPGE name_NN1 on_II it_PPH1 ._. 
Then_RT she_PPHS1 catches_VVZ Haymitch_NP1 's_GE name_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 barely_RR has_VHZ time_NNT1 to_TO shoot_VVI me_PPIO1 an_AT1 unhappy_JJ look_NN1 before_II Peeta_NP1 has_VHZ volunteered_VVN to_TO take_VVI his_APPGE place_NN1 ._. 
We_PPIS2 are_VBR immediately_RR marched_VVN into_II the_AT Justice_NN1 Building_NN1 to_TO find_VVI Head_JJ Peacekeeper_NN1 Thread_NN1 waiting_VVG for_IF us_PPIO2 ._. 
"_" New_JJ procedure_NN1 ,_, "_" he_PPHS1 says_VVZ with_IW a_AT1 smile_NN1 ._. 
We_PPIS2 're_VBR ushered_VVN out_RP the_AT back_NN1 door_NN1 ,_, into_II a_AT1 car_NN1 ,_, and_CC taken_VVN to_II the_AT train_NN1 station_NN1 ._. 
There_EX are_VBR no_AT cameras_NN2 on_II the_AT platform_NN1 ,_, no_AT crowd_NN1 to_TO send_VVI us_PPIO2 on_II our_APPGE way_NN1 ._. 
Haymitch_VV0 and_CC Effie_NP1 appear_VV0 ,_, escorted_VVN by_II guards_NN2 ._. 
Peacekeepers_NN2 hurry_VV0 us_PPIO2 all_DB onto_II the_AT train_NN1 and_CC slam_VV0 the_AT door_NN1 ._. 
The_AT wheels_NN2 begin_VV0 to_TO turn_VVI ._. 
And_CC I_PPIS1 'm_VBM left_VVN staring_VVG out_RP the_AT window_NN1 ,_, watching_VVG District_NN1 12_MC disappear_VV0 ,_, with_IW all_DB my_APPGE good-byes_NN2 still_RR hanging_VVG on_RP my_APPGE lips_NN2 ._. 
"_" I_PPIS1 wish_VV0 they_PPHS2 were_VBDR all_DB dead_JJ and_CC we_PPIS2 were_VBDR ,_, too_RR ._. 
It_PPH1 would_VM be_VBI best_JJT ._. "_" 
Well_RR ,_, there_EX 's_VBZ no_AT good_JJ response_NN1 to_II that_DD1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 can_VM hardly_RR dispute_VVI it_PPH1 since_CS I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ walking_VVG around_RP with_IW a_AT1 syringe_NN1 to_TO kill_VVI Peeta_NP1 when_CS I_PPIS1 found_VVD them_PPHO2 ._. 
Do_VD0 I_PPIS1 really_RR want_VVI him_PPHO1 dead_JJ ?_? 
What_DDQ I_PPIS1 want_VV0 ..._... what_DDQ I_PPIS1 want_VV0 is_VBZ to_TO have_VHI him_PPHO1 back_RP ._. 
But_CCB I_PPIS1 'll_VM never_RR get_VVI him_PPHO1 back_RP now_RT ._. 
Even_CS21 if_CS22 the_AT rebel_NN1 forces_NN2 could_VM somehow_RR overthrow_VVI the_AT Capitol_NP1 ,_, you_PPY can_VM be_VBI sure_JJ President_NNB Snow_NP1 's_GE last_MD act_NN1 would_VM be_VBI to_TO cut_VVI Peeta_NP1 's_GE throat_NN1 ._. 
No_UH ._. 
I_PPIS1 will_VM never_RR get_VVI him_PPHO1 back_RP ._. 
So_RR then_RT dead_JJ is_VBZ best_JJT ._. 
But_CCB will_VM Peeta_NP1 know_VVI that_DD1 or_CC will_VM he_PPHS1 keep_VVI fighting_NN1 ?_? 
He_PPHS1 's_VBZ so_RG strong_JJ and_CC such_DA a_AT1 good_JJ liar_NN1 ._. 
Does_VDZ he_PPHS1 think_VVI he_PPHS1 has_VHZ a_AT1 chance_NN1 of_IO surviving_VVG ?_? 
Does_VDZ he_PPHS1 even_RR care_VVI if_CSW he_PPHS1 does_VDZ ?_? 
He_PPHS1 was_VBDZ n't_XX planning_VVG on_II it_PPH1 ,_, anyway_RR ._. 
He_PPHS1 had_VHD already_RR signed_VVN off_RP on_II life_NN1 ._. 
Maybe_RR ,_, if_CS he_PPHS1 knows_VVZ I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ rescued_VVN ,_, he_PPHS1 's_VBZ even_RR happy_JJ ._. 
Feels_VVZ he_PPHS1 fulfilled_VVD his_APPGE mission_NN1 to_TO keep_VVI me_PPIO1 alive_JJ ._. 
I_PPIS1 think_VV0 I_PPIS1 hate_VV0 him_PPHO1 even_RR more_DAR than_CSN I_PPIS1 do_VD0 Haymitch_NP1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 give_VV0 up_RP ._. 
Stop_VV0 speaking_VVG ,_, responding_VVG ,_, refuse_VV0 food_NN1 and_CC water_NN1 ._. 
They_PPHS2 can_VM pump_VVI whatever_DDQV they_PPHS2 want_VV0 into_II my_APPGE arm_NN1 ,_, but_CCB it_PPH1 takes_VVZ more_DAR than_CSN that_DD1 to_TO keep_VVI a_AT1 person_NN1 going_VVG once_RR she_PPHS1 's_VBZ lost_VVN the_AT will_NN1 to_TO live_VVI ._. 
I_PPIS1 even_RR have_VH0 a_AT1 funny_JJ notion_NN1 that_CST if_CS I_PPIS1 do_VD0 die_VVI ,_, maybe_RR Peeta_NP1 will_VM be_VBI allowed_VVN to_TO live_VVI ._. 
Not_XX as_II a_AT1 free_JJ person_NN1 but_CCB as_II an_AT1 Avox_NN1 or_CC something_PN1 ,_, waiting_VVG on_II the_AT future_JJ tributes_NN2 of_IO District_NN1 12_MC ._. 
Then_RT maybe_RR he_PPHS1 could_VM find_VVI some_DD way_NN1 to_TO escape_VVI ._. 
My_APPGE death_NN1 could_VM ,_, in_II fact_NN1 ,_, still_RR save_VV0 him_PPHO1 ._. 
If_CS it_PPH1 ca_VM n't_XX ,_, no_AT matter_NN1 ._. 
It_PPH1 's_VBZ enough_DD to_TO die_VVI of_IO spite_NN1 ._. 
To_TO punish_VVI Haymitch_NP1 ,_, who_PNQS ,_, of_IO all_DB the_AT people_NN in_II this_DD1 rotting_JJ world_NN1 ,_, has_VHZ turned_VVN Peeta_NP1 and_CC me_PPIO1 into_II pieces_NN2 in_II his_APPGE Games_NN2 ._. 
I_PPIS1 trusted_VVD him_PPHO1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 put_VV0 what_DDQ was_VBDZ precious_JJ in_II Haymitch_NP1 's_GE hands_NN2 ._. 
And_CC he_PPHS1 has_VHZ betrayed_VVN me_PPIO1 ._. 
"_" See_VV0 ,_, this_DD1 is_VBZ why_RRQ no_PN121 one_PN122 lets_VVZ you_PPY make_VVI the_AT plans_NN2 ,_, "_" he_PPHS1 said_VVD ._. 
That_DD1 's_VBZ true_JJ ._. 
No_PN121 one_PN122 in_II their_APPGE right_JJ mind_NN1 would_VM let_VVI me_PPIO1 make_VVI the_AT plans_NN2 ._. 
Because_CS I_PPIS1 obviously_RR ca_VM n't_XX tell_VVI a_AT1 friend_NN1 from_II an_AT1 enemy_NN1 ._. 
A_AT1 lot_NN1 of_IO people_NN come_VV0 by_RP to_TO talk_VVI to_II me_PPIO1 ,_, but_CCB I_PPIS1 make_VV0 all_DB their_APPGE words_NN2 sound_VV0 like_II the_AT clicking_NN1 of_IO the_AT insects_NN2 in_II the_AT jungle_NN1 ._. 
Meaningless_JJ and_CC distant_JJ ._. 
Dangerous_JJ ,_, but_CCB only_RR if_CS approached_VVN ._. 
Whenever_RRQV the_AT words_NN2 start_VV0 to_TO become_VVI distinct_JJ ,_, I_PPIS1 moan_VV0 until_CS they_PPHS2 give_VV0 me_PPIO1 more_RRR painkiller_NN1 and_CC that_DD1 fixes_VVZ things_NN2 right_RR up_RP ._. 
Until_CS one_MC1 time_NNT1 ,_, I_PPIS1 open_VV0 my_APPGE eyes_NN2 and_CC find_VV0 someone_PN1 I_PPIS1 can_VM not_XX block_VVI out_RP looking_VVG down_RP at_II me_PPIO1 ._. 
Someone_PN1 who_PNQS will_VM not_XX plead_VVI ,_, or_CC explain_VV0 ,_, or_CC think_VVI he_PPHS1 can_VM alter_VVI my_APPGE design_NN1 with_IW entreaties_NN2 ,_, because_CS he_PPHS1 alone_RR really_RR knows_VVZ how_RRQ I_PPIS1 operate_VV0 ._. 
"_" Gale_NP1 ,_, "_" I_PPIS1 whisper_VV0 ._. 
"_" Hey_UH ,_, Catnip_NP1 ._. "_" 
He_PPHS1 reaches_VVZ down_RP and_CC pushes_VVZ a_AT1 strand_NN1 of_IO hair_NN1 out_II21 of_II22 my_APPGE eyes_NN2 ._. 
One_MC1 side_NN1 of_IO his_APPGE face_NN1 has_VHZ been_VBN burned_VVN fairly_RR recently_RR ._. 
His_APPGE arm_NN1 is_VBZ in_II a_AT1 sling_NN1 ,_, and_CC I_PPIS1 can_VM see_VVI bandages_NN2 under_II his_APPGE miner_NN1 's_GE shirt_NN1 ._. 
What_DDQ has_VHZ happened_VVN to_II him_PPHO1 ?_? 
How_RRQ is_VBZ he_PPHS1 even_RR here_RL ?_? 
Something_PN1 very_RG bad_JJ has_VHZ happened_VVN back_RP home_RL ._. 
It_PPH1 is_VBZ not_XX so_RG much_RR a_AT1 question_NN1 of_IO forgetting_VVG Peeta_NP1 as_CSA remembering_VVG the_AT others_NN2 ._. 
All_DB it_PPH1 takes_VVZ is_VBZ one_MC1 look_NN1 at_II Gale_NP1 and_CC they_PPHS2 come_VV0 surging_VVG into_II the_AT present_NN1 ,_, demanding_VVG to_TO be_VBI acknowledged_VVN ._. 
"_" Prim_JJ ?_? "_" 
I_PPIS1 gasp_VV0 ._. 
"_" She_PPHS1 's_VBZ alive_JJ ._. 
So_RR is_VBZ your_APPGE mother_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 got_VVD them_PPHO2 out_RP in_II time_NNT1 ,_, "_" he_PPHS1 says_VVZ ._. 
"_" They_PPHS2 're_VBR not_XX in_II District_NN1 Twelve_MC ?_? "_" 
I_PPIS1 ask_VV0 ._. 
"_" After_CS the_AT Games_NN2 ,_, they_PPHS2 sent_VVD in_II planes_NN2 ._. 
Dropped_VVN firebombs_NN2 ._. "_" 
He_PPHS1 hesitates_VVZ ._. 
"_" Well_RR ,_, you_PPY know_VV0 what_DDQ happened_VVD to_II the_AT Hob_NN1 ._. "_" 
