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Where's Marcus, Destroyer of Lives, going to meet us?

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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
Marcus
Destroyer
Destroyers
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