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Now defined as art, the totem has lost cult, taboo, and custom.

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Mason Cooley
Age: 75 †
Born: 1927
Born: January 1
Died: 2002
Died: July 25
Aphorist
Art
Totem
Totems
Taboo
Custom
Cult
Customs
Defined
Lost

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