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Modern thought does not offer consolations, but upsets.

Mason Cooley

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Mason Cooley
Age: 75 †
Born: 1927
Born: January 1
Died: 2002
Died: July 25
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Consolation
Upset
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Philosophical
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Modern
Thought
Consolations
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Upsets

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