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Interpreting the dance: young women in white dancing in a ring can only be virgins old women in black dancing in a ring can only be witches but middle-aged women in colors, square dancing...?

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Mason Cooley
Age: 75 †
Born: 1927
Born: January 1
Died: 2002
Died: July 25
Aphorist
Middle
Witch
White
Squares
Black
Ring
Young
Colors
Witches
Women
Rings
Interpreting
Dancing
Aged
Dance
Virgins
Color
Square

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