136 FOURTH BLAST

Soon, another twenty-four fates will be sealed. Soon, the guillotine will bear down on twenty-three innocent teenagers. But this time will be different. Mirabelle is tired of sitting back, smiling and putting on airs just to look pleasing for a population she barely cares about. She is tired of hanging back, watching the world go by and children die and the sky turning gray above a tear-streaked Arena. This year, she will make them see. She will make them pay. Not for her life—which is over now—but for theirs.

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Signet Graymore, 18, First Son of Panem