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The same old thing--even if it's champagne--is still the same old thing.

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Mason Cooley
Age: 75 †
Born: 1927
Born: January 1
Died: 2002
Died: July 25
Aphorist
Still
Even
Thing
Champagne
Routine
Stills

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