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though he does not touch me, he steadies me.

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Veronica Roth
Age: 36
Born: 1988
Born: August 19
Novelist
Science Fiction Writer
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New York City
New York
Veronica Anne Roth
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We don't need you as an ally. We're Dauntless. -Tori
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