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Narcissus weeps to find that his Image does not return his love.

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Mason Cooley
Age: 75 †
Born: 1927
Born: January 1
Died: 2002
Died: July 25
Aphorist
Image
Return
Doe
Find
Love
Narcissus
Weeps
Narcissist
Narcissism

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