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Beatrice. We should think of our family. But. But we must also think of ourselves.

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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
Thinking
Beatrice
Divergent
Family
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