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People are supossed to aspire to become their fathers, not shudder at the thought.

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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
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People
Tobias
Shudder
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Fathers
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