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I kiss him as the train slides into unlit, uncertain land. I kiss him for as long as I want, for longer than I should, given that my brother sits three feet away from me.

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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
Long
Train
Brother
Longer
Unlit
Feet
Slides
Land
Sits
Given
Uncertain
Away
Kiss
Three
Kissing

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