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THE FEAST OF THE FALLEN
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Dear Potential Tribute, Please read the following terms in their entirety…
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“Potential tribute?” Words like tribute didn’t stir confidence.
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SECTION I: PAYOUT STRUCTURE
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All confirmed tributes will receive a participation payment of £1,000,000, deposited directly into their designated account upon commencement of The Hunt.
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Tributes who are successfully “captured” by a Hunter during The Hunt will receive an additional bonus of £1,000,000 for each consequential capture. The total potential payout is at the discretion of the participants.
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Her brain short-circuited. For a split second, it looked like she was winning a million pounds—maybe two. She went back to read the legal print again. The words hadn’t changed.
Her heart tripped out of beat. What the fuck was going on? This had to be a joke.
She almost signed out. Almost.
Fingers wedged into her cheek, she massaged the vicious throb radiating from her tooth and read it again with unblinking eyes. This had to be a prank.
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SECTION II: THE SAFEWORD
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All tributes have access to the universal safeword: TIMBER.
If a tribute is unable to speak, the safeword may also be communicated through sign language (the letter T). Use of the safeword will immediately halt all physical interaction with any Hunters present. Tributes will be escorted to a designated safe zone. Use of the safeword forfeits any bonus transaction for that specific encounter.
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A teasing sensation of excitement and fear slithered through Daisy’s belly. They were giving her an out. But an out of what, exactly?
Words popped from the text. Hunters. Tributes. Physical interactions. Hunt. What the hell was this?
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SECTION III: MEDICAL REQUIREMENTS
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All tributes must submit to the following screenings prior to The Feast: complete blood panel, STI screening, pregnancy test, physical examination, and psychological evaluation.
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