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The lazy manage to keep up with the earth's rotation just as well as the industrious.

Mason Cooley

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Mason Cooley
Age: 75 †
Born: 1927
Born: January 1
Died: 2002
Died: July 25
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Well
Rotation
Industrious
Laziness
Lazy
Manage
Keep
Earth

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