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Existence is not a mystery unless you think it has a meaning.

Mason Cooley

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Mason Cooley
Age: 75 †
Born: 1927
Born: January 1
Died: 2002
Died: July 25
Aphorist
Mystery
Unless
Existence
Think
Thinking
Meaning

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