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I never used to understand why people bothered to hold hands as they walked, but then he runs one of his fingertips down my palm, and I shiver and understand it completely

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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
People
Walked
Completely
Hold
Shiver
Understand
Fingertips
Running
Palm
Hands
Palms
Used
Bothered
Never
Runs

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