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My neglected duties crowd around me in my dreams, murmuring.

Mason Cooley

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Mason Cooley
Age: 75 †
Born: 1927
Born: January 1
Died: 2002
Died: July 25
Aphorist
Crowds
Dreams
Duty
Dream
Around
Murmuring
Duties
Neglected
Crowd

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