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When love ends, the beloved is no longer standing on a pedestal, but in a hole.

Mason Cooley

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Mason Cooley
Age: 75 †
Born: 1927
Born: January 1
Died: 2002
Died: July 25
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Holes
Standing
Longer
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Love
Pedestal
Hole
Beloved

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