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The sewing machine joins what the scissors have cut asunder, plus whatever else comes in its path.

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Mason Cooley
Age: 75 †
Born: 1927
Born: January 1
Died: 2002
Died: July 25
Aphorist
Cutting
Needlework
Path
Asunder
Whatever
Joins
Comes
Scissors
Else
Sewing
Plus
Machine
Machines

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