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I also wanted to ask you if we can talk to the Erudite you're keeping safe here, I say. I know they're hidden, but I need access to them. And what do you intend to do? she says. Shoot them, I say, rolling my eyes. That isn't funny.
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Veronica Roth
Age: 36
Born: 1988
Born: August 19
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Veronica Anne Roth
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