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Lovers always believe one another's sleight-of-hand tricks.

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Mason Cooley
Age: 75 †
Born: 1927
Born: January 1
Died: 2002
Died: July 25
Aphorist
Lovers
Hand
Another
Hands
Believe
Always
Love
Sleight
Tricks

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