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I shift from one foot to the other, trying to get a good look at him. When I finally do, I look away. His eyes were already on me, probably drawn by my nervous movement.

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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
Look
Finally
Looks
Already
Trying
Movement
Good
Feet
Probably
Shift
Eyes
Drawn
Eye
Foot
Away
Nervous

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