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reactivate　them。　Iˇve　never　seen　anyone　in　the　Games　do　that。　I　bet　it　came　as　a　shock　even　to　the　Gamemakers。

Well；　hurray　for　the　boy　from　District　3　for　putting　one　over　on　them；　but　what　am　I　supposed　to　do　now？　Obviously；　I　canˇt　go　strolling　into　that　mess　without　blowing　myself　sky…high。　As　for　sending　in　a　burning　arrow；　thatˇs　more　laughable　than　ever。　The　mines　are　set　off　by　pressure。　It　doesnˇt　have　to　be　a　lot；　either。　One　year；　a　girl　dropped　her　token；　a　small　wooden　ball；　while　she　was　at　her　plate；　and　they　literally　had　to　scrape　bits　of　her　off　the　ground。

My　armˇs　pretty　good；　I　might　be　able　to　chuck　some　rocks　in　there　and　set　off　what？　Maybe　one　mine？　That　could　start　a　chain　reaction。　Or　could　it？　Would　the　boy　from　District　3　have　placed　the　mines　in　such　a　way　that　a　single　mine　would　not　disturb　the　others？　Thereby　protecting　the　supplies　but　ensuring　the　death　of　the　invader。　Even　if　I　only　blew　up　one　mine；　Iˇd　draw　the　Careers　back　down　on　me　for　sure。　And　anyway；　what　am　I　thinking？　Thereˇs　that　；　clearly　strung　to　deflect　any　such　attack。　Besides；　what　Iˇd　really　need　is　to　throw　about　thirty　rocks　in　there　at　once；　setting　off　a　big　chain　reaction；　demolishing　the　whole　lot。

I　glance　back　up　at　the　woods。　The　smoke　from　Rueˇs　second　fire　is　wafting　toward　the　sky。　By　now；　the　Careers　have　probably　begun　to　suspect　some　sort　of　trick。　Time　is　running　out。

There　is　a　solution　to　this；　I　know　there　is；　if　I　can　only　focus　hard　enough。　I　stare　at　the　pyramid；　the　bins；　the　crates；　too　heavy　to　topple　over　with　an　arrow。　Maybe　one　contains　cooking　oil；　and　the　burning　arrow　idea　is　reviving　when　I　realize　I　could　end　up　losing　all　twelve　of　my　arrows　and　not　get　a　direct　hit　on　an　oil　bin；　since　Iˇd　just　be　gue