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The morose one refuses to smile even when he has just had his teeth cleaned.

Mason Cooley

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Mason Cooley
Age: 75 †
Born: 1927
Born: January 1
Died: 2002
Died: July 25
Aphorist
Even
Morose
Cleaned
Refuses
Teeth
Sadness
Refuse
Smile

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