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It's not often real that you encounter the real person behind a good-natured mask, the darkest part of someone. It's not comfortable what you do.

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Veronica Roth
Age: 36
Born: 1988
Born: August 19
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Science Fiction Writer
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New York City
New York
Veronica Anne Roth
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