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    Sejanus Plinth is seven years old when he meets Coriolanus Snow, the future President of Panem, who is determined to give him a proper Capitol education, starting with the rules of school.

    Coriolanus huffed. "I can only do so much to help you with that attitude."
    "I never asked you for help!" Sejanus cried.
    Coriolanus looked at himself in the mirror, clearly irritated. He exhaled forcefully and then turned to face Sejanus.
    "Do you need a hug?" he asked, the words stilted.
    Sejanus gazed at Coriolanus, bewildered. "What?"
    Coriolanus looked uncomfortable but determined. "When I get mad, my cousin Tigris asks if I need a hug. I usually say no, but she'll still always hug me, and then I feel better."
    Sejanus looked at his shoes, which he now saw had left a trail of muddy footprints throughout the bathroom.
    "Yes, I… I need a hug," he whispered.

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