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The facts, even the real ones, must be imagined before they can be stated.

Mason Cooley

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Mason Cooley
Age: 75 †
Born: 1927
Born: January 1
Died: 2002
Died: July 25
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Imagined
Ones
Facts
Reality
Must
Real
Even
Stated
Realism

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