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It's strange to see people you don't know well in the morning, with sleepy eyes and pillow creases in their cheeks

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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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