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A Dauntless Ferris wheel wouldn’t have cars. You would just hang on tight with your hands, and good luck to you.

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Veronica Roth
Age: 36
Born: 1988
Born: August 19
Novelist
Science Fiction Writer
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New York City
New York
Veronica Anne Roth
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