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To avoid tripping on the chain of the past, you have to pick it up and wind it about you.

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Mason Cooley
Age: 75 †
Born: 1927
Born: January 1
Died: 2002
Died: July 25
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Avoid
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Wind
Past
Tripping
Chain
Chains
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