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Don’t worry about me handling the pain, I say. I’ve had a lot of practice.

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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
Handling
Worry
Practice
Pain

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