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Preserving tradition has become a nice hobby, like stamp collecting.

Mason Cooley

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Mason Cooley
Age: 75 †
Born: 1927
Born: January 1
Died: 2002
Died: July 25
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Literature
Preserving
Become
Stamp
Like
Hobby
Hobbies
Stamps
Collecting
Tradition
Nice

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