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Mason Cooley
Age: 75 †
Born: 1927
Born: January 1
Died: 2002
Died: July 25
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Fantasy
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Existence
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Thinking

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Sign at the orgy: BODIES ONLY.
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Without the blessing of cowardice, the world would long since have been torn to bits.
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Youth demands more than ordinary life. Age clings to it.
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In middle age, going naked contributes little to public enjoyment.
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Unlike the actual, the fictional explains itself.
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