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Huamns, uregulated, are cruel and capricious violet and selfish miserable and quarrelsome. It is only after their instincts and basic emotions have been controlled that they can be happy, generous, and good.

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Lauren Oliver
Age: 42
Born: 1982
Born: November 8
Author
Novelist
Science Fiction Writer
Writer
Westchester County
New York
Emotion
Cruel
Happy
Controlled
Good
Generous
Selfish
Miserable
Quarrelsome
Emotions
Capricious
Basic
Violet
Instinct
Instincts

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