Against All Odds discussion

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Codalin entered the square dressed in an evergreen dress, her hair in soft ringlets. She signed in and filed with the rest of the sixteen year olds.

She sighed, rocking back and forth on her feet. The mayor was up on the stage now, the reaping would start any minute now.

Cadolin smiled to herself, then glanced around her. Her best friend, Jeanegra, was standing beside her. A whistle sounded and all of their attention went to the stage. Their mentor, Finkileton, called everyone and he said the same speech that they said every year. Finally, he reached in the glass ball that had the girl's name in it.