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Any idiot can stand in front of a target, I say. It doesn't prove anything except that you're bullying us. Which, as I recall is a sign of cowardice Then it should be easy for you, Eric sys. If you're willing ot take his place.

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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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