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I wonder if this is how is is with all evil men, that to someone, they look just like good men, talk like good men, are just as likable as good men.

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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
Someone
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Looks
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Men
Likable
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