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Timidity keeps me safe and sad in a narrow room.

Mason Cooley

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Mason Cooley
Age: 75 †
Born: 1927
Born: January 1
Died: 2002
Died: July 25
Aphorist
Room
Rooms
Timidity
Narrow
Keeps
Safe

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