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I know that I am birdlike, made narrow and small as if for taking flight, built straight-waisted and fragile. But when he touches me like he can't bear to take his hand away, I don't wish I was any different.

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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
Hands
Bear
Take
Bears
Different
Built
Waisted
Made
Taking
Touches
Like
Hand
Narrow
Small
Fragile
Wish
Flight
Away
Straight

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though he does not touch me, he steadies me.
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