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Katniss Everdeen lives in what was once Appalachia in a post-apocalyptic America, now called Panem. The haves of Panem are comfortably ensconced in The Capitol, while the have-nots, among them Katniss, live in one or other of twelve districts, all of which have a specialised job in supplying the fat cats with the more-than-they-needs. Katniss lives in District 12, the mining area, and she's from the poorest, roughest area of all; the Seam. There's little in the way of luxury in the Seam; few people even have enough to eat. And so Katniss gets by through poaching in the woods outside the District's fence. It's strictly illegal, but since so many have so little, including the officials, a blind eye is turned.