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Cosmo was sitting on the edge of the bunkbed, legs dangling over the edge. His twin brother Theo slept on the bottom bunk, however, it was currently vacant; the sheets and pillows a mess after Theo refused to make it this morning. The twins had just finished school. It was Theo 's turn to help his parents at a busier-than-normal day at work, while Cosmo returned home. The bunkbed had been in the family for a very long time, a rare commodity that the family could not afford to give up. Cosmo's grandmother told him it was almost half a century year old. The sweltering District 5 summer heat was at the peak of it's wrath this time of year. The market and roads were empty; people took shelter in the shade of their homes or businesses. Cosmo pulled the shirt he wore to school up over his head, the thick scratchy sweater may as well have been an oven as far as he was concerned. He put on a cool, forest green tank top and coated his arms and cheeks with serfiya oil to protect himself from the sun. Cosmo walked towards the wooden door and pulled on it hard. Immediately the blazing heat suffocated the air around him. He took a step onto the hard-packed dry dirt outside his home. Patches of brown grass fight to survive scattered across the ground. One might question the very existence of District 5. It's barren and seemingly hostile environment appears to offer nothing to the Capitol. However the discovery of massive oil deposits below the surface fueled the need for the Capitol to send it's slaves to live here. His parents were among the few not to be working in the oil industry, owning a quaint cafe that only the rich such as the district's mayor could afford to eat at. Cosmo was not really sure where he was headed, but was feeling extra adventurous today, and decided to explore the district.

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