第10部分

請關閉瀏覽器的閱讀/暢讀/小說模式並且關閉廣告遮蔽過濾功能，避免出現內容無法顯示或者段落錯亂。

h　and　then　yesterday　to　say　my　final　goodbyes　to　my　friends　and　family。　But　thatˇs　a　dark　and　creaky　thing　that　moves　like　a　snail　and　smells　of　sour　milk。　The　walls　of　this　elevator　are　made　of　crystal　so　that　you　can　watch　the　people　on　the　ground　floor　shrink　to　ants　as　you　shoot　up　into　the　air。　Itˇs　exhilarating　and　Iˇm　tempted　to　ask　Effie　Trinket　if　we　can　ride　it　again；　but　somehow　that　seems　childish。

Apparently；　Effie　Trinketˇs　duties　did　not　conclude　at　the　station。　She　and　Haymitch　will　be　overseeing　us　right　into　the　arena。　In　a　way；　thatˇs　a　plus　because　at　least　she　can　be　counted　on　to　corral　us　around　to　places　on　time　whereas　we　havenˇt　seen　Haymitch　since　he　agreed　to　help　us　on　the　train。　Probably　passed　out　somewhere。　Effie　Trinket；　on　the　other　hand；　seems　to　be　flying　high。　Weˇre　the　first　team　sheˇs　ever　chaperoned　that　made　a　splash　at　the　opening　ceremonies。　Sheˇs　plimentary　about　not　just　our　costumes　but　how　we　conducted　ourselves。　And；　to　hear　her　tell　it；　Effie　knows　everyone　whoˇs　anyone　in　the　Capitol　and　has　been　talking　us　up　all　day；　trying　to　win　us　sponsors。

¨Iˇve　been　very　mysterious；　though；〃　she　says；　her　eyes　squint　half　shut。　¨Because；　of　course；　Haymitch　hasnˇt　bothered　to　tell　me　your　strategies。　But　Iˇve　done　my　best　with　what　I　had　to　work　with。　How　Katniss　sacrificed　herself　for　her　sister。　How　youˇve　both　successfully　struggled　to　overe　the　barbarism　of　your　district。〃

Barbarism？　Thatˇs　ironic　ing　from　a　woman　helping　to　prepare　us　for　slaughter。　And　whatˇs　she　basing　our　success　on？　Our　table　manners？

¨Everyone　has　their　reservations；　naturally。　You　being　from　the　coal　district。　But　I　said；　and　this　was　very　clever　of　me；　I　said；　ˉWell；　if　you　put　enough　pressure　on　coal　it　turns　to　pearls！ˇ¨　E