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It is possible to interpret without observing, but not to observe without interpreting.

Mason Cooley

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Mason Cooley
Age: 75 †
Born: 1927
Born: January 1
Died: 2002
Died: July 25
Aphorist
Interpret
Observing
Observe
Possible
Literature
Without
Interpreting

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