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Peter would probably throw a party if I stopped breathing.' 'Well,' he says, 'I would only go if there was cake.
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Veronica Roth
Age: 36
Born: 1988
Born: August 19
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Veronica Anne Roth
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Well, half of half our faction.' 'In some circles they call that a quarter, Mar,' Lynn says.
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