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mud would definitely help. Of course, to have mud, I’d need<br />

water . . .<br />

I pull on my gear, grab my spit, kick some dirt over the<br />

coals, and take off in the opposite direction the Careers went. I<br />

eat half the rabbit as I go, then wrap up the leftovers in my<br />

plastic for later. The meat stops the grumbling in my stomach<br />

but does little to quench my thirst. Water is my top priority<br />

now.<br />

As I hike along, I feel certain I’m still holding the screen in<br />

the Capitol, so I’m careful to continue to hide my emotions.<br />

But what a good time Claudius Templesmith must be having<br />

with his guest commentators, dissecting Peeta’s behavior, my<br />

reaction. What to make of it all? Has Peeta revealed his true<br />

colors? How does this affect the betting odds? Will we lose<br />

sponsors? Do we even have sponsors? Yes, I feel certain we<br />

do, or at least did.<br />

Certainly Peeta has thrown a wrench into our star-crossed<br />

lover dynamic. Or has he? Maybe, since he hasn’t spoken much<br />

about me, we can still get some mileage out of it. Maybe<br />

people will think it’s something we plotted together if I seem<br />

like it amuses me now.<br />

The sun rises in the sky and even through the canopy it<br />

seems overly bright. I coat my lips in some grease from the<br />

rabbit and try to keep from panting, but it’s no use. It’s only<br />

been a day and I’m dehydrating fast. I try and think of everything<br />

I know about finding water. It runs downhill, so, in fact,<br />

continuing down into this valley isn’t a bad thing. If I could<br />

just locate a game trail or spot a particularly green patch of<br />

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