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In the labyrinth of a difficult text, we find unmarked forks in the path, detours, blind alleys, loops that deliver us back to our point of entry, and finally the monster who whispers an unintelligible truth in our ears.

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Mason Cooley
Age: 75 †
Born: 1927
Born: January 1
Died: 2002
Died: July 25
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Find
Finally
Alleys
Ears
Forks
Blind
Labyrinth
Path
Entry
Unmarked
Point
Monster
Unintelligible
Difficult
Deliver
Detours
Truth
Text
Loops
Back
Monsters
Whispers

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