Unfortunately, rigor mortis eventually goes away. Every dead body is different, and the environment plays a big role in the timing, but after about seventy-two hours your muscles will go all floppy again—along with your duck-face lips.
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Will My Cat Eat My Eyeballs? And Other Questions About Dead Bodies by Caitlin Doughty.