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A successful restaurant makes everything in it, including the patrons, seem a little better than they are.

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Mason Cooley
Age: 75 †
Born: 1927
Born: January 1
Died: 2002
Died: July 25
Aphorist
Everything
Including
Seem
Successful
Makes
Seems
Patrons
Littles
Patron
Better
Restaurant
Little
Restaurants

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