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Like a frog, the aphorist waits for something to fly by that he can catch with his tongue.

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Mason Cooley
Age: 75 †
Born: 1927
Born: January 1
Died: 2002
Died: July 25
Aphorist
Frogs
Catch
Tongue
Waiting
Something
Like
Frog
Waits

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