Even the most Capitol-loving,Games-hungry, bloodthirsty person out there can’t ignore, at least for a moment, how horrific the whole thing is.
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At first one, then another, then almost every member of the crowd touches the three middle fingers of their left hand to their lips and holds it out to me. It is an old and rarely used gesture of our district, occasionally seen at funerals. It means thanks, it means admiration, it means good-bye to someone you love.