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Human society sustains itself by transforming nature into garbage.

Mason Cooley

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Mason Cooley
Age: 75 †
Born: 1927
Born: January 1
Died: 2002
Died: July 25
Aphorist
Literature
Society
Nature
Human
Humans
Sustains
Transforming
Garbage

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