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Welcome to the Amity compound, Johanna's eyes fix on my face, and she smiles crookedly. Let us take care of you.

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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
Eyes
Face
Crookedly
Faces
Johanna
Eye
Amity
Care
Compound
Take
Compounds
Smiles
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