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The reason the factions were evil is because there was no way out of them. They gave us the illusion of choice without actually giving us a choice.

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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
Without
Factions
Giving
Illusion
Way
Gave
Choice
Choices
Actually
Evil
Reason

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