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You don’t always have to smack people in the face with how strong you are

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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
Faces
Strong
Always
People
Smack
Face

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