Part 1 - The Beginning

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The mentor from District 12, Effie Trinket walked up onto the stage. As usual she looked like a Capitol freak. Pink wing, massive heals, pink lashes, pink nails, pink make-up, she might as well of been dressed as a marshmallow.
  "WELCOME,WELCOME,WELCOME" she called out in her insanely squeaky Capitol voice. "Happy Hunger Games, and may the odds be ever in you favour" slightly holding the 'r'.
  "As usual ladies first!" Effie trotted over to the girls bowl. Not any old bowl but a huge clear glass one, full of tiny slips of paper which could send you to you death! "Ahem, EMILY EVERDEEN!" I just stood there, not really know what to do. "Well don't just stand there, come up, come on!" Said Effie kind of drawing the whole of District 12's eyes onto me.
  I took a step and then another and before I knew it I was standing infrount of all of District 12 on the stage placed in the middle of the District Square. I just stood still. I was freaking out. Was I ever going to see District 12 again?
  "Now  for the boys!" Effie squeaked into the microphone. She swooshed her hand arrowned in the boys bowl and pulled out a slip.      " Peeta Mellark "

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