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Those who seek peace above all else, they say, will always deceive to keep the water calm.

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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
Keep
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Always
Deceive
Deceiving
Calm
Seek
Water
Peace

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