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You know, there's a word for big, strong men who attack women, and it's coward.

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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
Coward
Attack
Word
Bigs
Strong
Women
Men

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