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Think of the many different relations of form and content. E.g., the many pairs of trousers and what's in them.

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Mason Cooley
Age: 75 †
Born: 1927
Born: January 1
Died: 2002
Died: July 25
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Thinking
Pairs
Relations
Content
Relation
Form
Many
Different
Think
Trousers

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