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Quite Happy Looking Janet Kuypers 3/28/89 This smile I made for myself -- do you see it? I made it out of clay, and I shaped it to be quite happy looking. I parted the lips and curled up the edges. I even polished the teeth. It looks real. It was a very good looking smile. But not even the clay I shaped and molded can last forever, and now the sides curl down. The clay looks tired from holding this pose. I am not fooling you anymore, am I Copyright Janet Kuypers. All rights reserved. No material may be reprinted without express permission.