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Smiling Mask Vendor by Rinanda Hidayat 

His face was blank, no eyes, no mouth, nothing, on his back was a towering backpack, twice the size of his body and on his belt hung the masks he sells, three of them : Happy, Sad, and Angry.

“What are you looking for today?” asked the mask man.

“My in-law is coming, I need to be happy,” replied a woman with furrowed brows.

“I see,” the vendor put his backpack down, and with just a quick pull, he got exactly what he wanted: a mask with a half circle smile “You know what happens next–”

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