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Looks like someone had a mood swing.” She rolls her eyes. “Like you don’t want to know what his fears are. He acts so tough that he’s probably afraid of marshmallows and really bright sunrises or something.

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Veronica Roth
Age: 36
Born: 1988
Born: August 19
Novelist
Science Fiction Writer
Writer
New York City
New York
Veronica Anne Roth
Someone
Bright
Marshmallows
Looks
Acts
Sunrises
Something
Mood
Marshmallow
Really
Tough
Rolls
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Sunrise
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