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Don Juan tries not to see the skeptical winks that greet his boasting.

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Mason Cooley
Age: 75 †
Born: 1927
Born: January 1
Died: 2002
Died: July 25
Aphorist
Greet
Skeptical
Boast
Tries
Winks
Trying
Boasting
Promiscuity
Juan

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