第27部分

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Rue　has　decided　to　trust　me　wholeheartedly。　I　know　this　because　as　soon　as　the　anthem　finishes　she　snuggles　up　against　me　and　falls　asleep。　Nor　do　I　have　any　misgivings　about　her；　as　I　take　no　particular　precautions。　If　sheˇd　wanted　me　dead；　all　she　would　have　had　to　do　was　disappear　from　that　tree　without　pointing　out　the　tracker　jacker　nest。　Needling　me；　at　the　very　back　of　my　mind；　is　the　obvious。　Both　of　us　canˇt　win　these　Games。　But　since　the　odds　are　still　against　either　of　us　surviving；　I　manage　to　ignore　the　thought。

Besides；　Iˇm　distracted　by　my　latest　idea　about　the　Careers　and　their　supplies。　Somehow　Rue　and　I　must　find　a　way　to　destroy　their　food。　Iˇm　pretty　sure　feeding　themselves　will　be　a　tremendous　struggle。　Traditionally；　the　Career　tributesˇ　strategy　is　to　get　hold　of　all　the　food　early　on　and　work　from　there。　The　years　when　they　have　not　protected　it　well　�　one　year　a　pack　of　hideous　reptiles　destroyed　it；　another　a　Gamemakersˇ　flood　washed　it　away　�　those　are　usually　the　years　that　tributes　from　other　districts　have　won。　That　the　Careers　have　been　better　red　growing　up　is　actually　to　their　disadvantage；　because　they　donˇt　know　how　to　be　hungry。　Not　the　way　Rue　and　I　do。

But　Iˇm　too　exhausted　to　begin　any　detailed　plan　tonight。　My　wounds　recovering；　my　mind　still　a　bit　foggy　from　the　venom；　and　the　warmth　of　Rue　at　my　side；　her　head　cradled　on　my　shoulder；　have　given　me　a　sense　of　security。　I　realize；　for　the　first　time；　how　very　lonely　Iˇve　been　in　the　arena。　How　forting　the　presence　of　another　human　being　can　be。　I　give　in　to　my　drowsiness；　resolving　that　tomorrow　the　tables　will　turn。　Tomorrow；　itˇs　the　Careers　who　will　have　to　watch　their　backs。

The　boom　of　the　cannon　jolts　me　awake。　The　skyˇs　streaked　with　light；　the