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Either offer me something I really like, or stop trying to tempt me.

Mason Cooley

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Mason Cooley
Age: 75 †
Born: 1927
Born: January 1
Died: 2002
Died: July 25
Aphorist
Really
Tempt
Like
Temptation
Offer
Offers
Either
Stop
Trying
Something

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