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Looking away is submissive. Looking [..] in the eye is a challenge.

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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
Submissive
Challenge
Challenges
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Away

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