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I reach out and take his hand. His fingers slide between mine. I can't breathe.

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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
Mines
Mine
Reach
Hand
Hands
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Take
Slides
Breathe
Fingers

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