Голодные игры
Chapter 3
Allthoseyearsofhavingenoughtoeatandhaulingbreadtraysaroundhavemadehimbroad-shoulderedandstrong.Itwilltakeanawfullotofweepingtoconvinceanyonetooverlookhim.
Wehavetostandforafewminutesinthedoorwayofthetrainwhilethecamerasgobbleupourimages,thenwe’reallowedinsideandthedoorsclosemercifullybehindus.Thetrainbeginstomoveatonce.
Thespeedinitiallytakesmybreathaway.Ofcourse,I’veneverbeenonatrain,astravelbetweenthedistrictsisforbiddenexceptforofficiallysanctionedduties.Forus,that’smainlytransportingcoal.Butthisisnoordinarycoaltrain.It’soneofthehigh-speedCapitolmodelsthataverage250milesperhour.OurjourneytotheCapitolwilltakelessthanaday.
Inschool,theytellustheCapitolwasbuiltinaplaceoncecalledtheRockies.District12wasinaregionknownisAppalachia.Evenhundredsofyearsago,theyminedcoalhere.Whichiswhyourminershavetodigsodeep.
Somehowitallcomesbacktocoalatschool.Besidesbasicreadingandmathmostofourinstructioniscoal-related.ExceptfortheweeklylectureonthehistoryofPanem.It’smostlyalotofblatheraboutwhatweowetheCapitol.Iknowtheremustbemorethanthey’retellingus,anactualaccountofwhathappenedduringtherebellion.ButIdon’tspendmuchtimethinkingaboutit.Whateverthetruthis,Idon’tseehowitwillhelpmegetfoodonthetable.
ThetributetrainisfancierthaneventheroomintheJusticeBuilding.
