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"He tells the history of Panem, the country that rose up out of the ashes of a place that was once called North America. He lists the disasters, the droughts, the storms, the fires, the encroaching seas that swallowed up so much of the land, the brutal war for what little sustenance remained. The result was Panem, a shining Capitol ringed by thirteen districts, which brought peace and prosperity to its citizens. Then came the Dark Days, the uprising of the districts against the Capitol. Tweleve were defeated, the thirteenth obliterated. The Treaty of Treason gave us the new laws to guarantee peace and, as our yearly reminder that the Dark Days must never be repeated, it gave us the Hunger Games."
-Katniss Everdeen
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"In punishment for the uprising, each of the twelve districts must provide one girl and one boy, called tributes, to participate. The twenty-four tributes will be imprisoned in a vast outdoor arena... Over a period of several weeks, the competitors must fight to the death."
-Katniss Everdeen
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"... the real message is clear, 'Look how we take your children and sacrifice them and there's nothing you can do. If you lift a finger, we will destroy every last one of you. Just like we did in District Thirteen.'"
-Katniss Everdeen
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"Happy Hunger Games! And may the odds be ever in your favor!"
-Effie Trinket
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"The odds have been stacked against you from birth. It will not be a matter of if. It will be a matter of when."
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