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Which means that in order to defeat her, I have to think of a way to defeat myself. And how can I be a better fighter than myself, if she knows the same strategies I know, and is exactly as resourceful and clever as I am?

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Veronica Roth
Age: 36
Born: 1988
Born: August 19
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Veronica Anne Roth
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