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Sometimes I just... want to see it again. Want to see you awake.

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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
Grazing
Awake
Sometimes

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And sometimes, if you want the truth, you have to demand it.
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Yes, she says, her eyes bright with tears. My dear child, you've done so well.
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