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Smooth white skin invites something that will leave a trace, a kiss or a slap.

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Mason Cooley
Age: 75 †
Born: 1927
Born: January 1
Died: 2002
Died: July 25
Aphorist
Leave
Slap
White
Trace
Something
Invites
Smooth
Kiss
Skin
Skins
Kissing

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