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Something is sticking out its tongue at me from the corner of my mirror.

Mason Cooley

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Mason Cooley
Age: 75 †
Born: 1927
Born: January 1
Died: 2002
Died: July 25
Aphorist
Mirror
Corners
Mirrors
Tongue
Something
Sticking
Corner

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