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[The war in Panem had been brief, though it had felt as if it had lasted forever. So much destruction, so many deaths. If it had continued much longer, there may not have been enough of a viable population left for the human species to continue. It had been a sobering thought the first time she had heard it.

Here, though, war doesn't seem to stop. But here, people do not stay dead.]

But it's not mandatory. [Still an important distinction in her eyes. Even if it was constant, even if it was always aired, this man's government didn't force their children to watch.] It's better if it's only accidental. Forgivable.