When some people smile they can give you the impression that they still are frowning; when others smile, it can seem like their whole face can't contain the joy within themselves. And then there is Mary (pseudonym). When she smiles, her face refracts its smile into a thousand differerent smiles that spread across her mouth, eyes, cheeks and out into the room.
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