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time he has left. And I know I have to get him back to the Capitol.<br />

Still, no cannon has fired. I press my good ear against the<br />

horn and can just make out Cato’s voice.<br />

“I think he’s closer now. Katniss, can you shoot him?” Peeta<br />

asks.<br />

If he’s near the mouth, I may be able to take him out. It<br />

would be an act of mercy at this point.<br />

“My last arrow’s in your tourniquet,” I say.<br />

“Make it count,” says Peeta, unzipping his jacket, letting me<br />

loose.<br />

So I free the arrow, tying the tourniquet back as tightly as<br />

my frozen fingers can manage. I rub my hands together, trying<br />

to regain circulation. When I crawl to the lip of the horn and<br />

hang over the edge, I feel Peeta’s hands grip me for support.<br />

It takes a few moments to find Cato in the dim light, in the<br />

blood. Then the raw hunk of meat that used to be my enemy<br />

makes a sound, and I know where his mouth is. And I think<br />

the word he’s trying to say is please.<br />

Pity, not v<strong>eng</strong>eance, sends my arrow flying into his skull.<br />

Peeta pulls me back up, bow in hand, quiver empty.<br />

“Did you get him?” he whispers.<br />

The cannon fires in answer.<br />

“Then we won, Katniss,” he says hollowly.<br />

“Hurray for us,” I get out, but there’s no joy of victory in my<br />

voice.<br />

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