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Happy Birthday, Baby

Gemini Sparkle

Key Takeaways:

  • The narrator recounts a lifelong infatuation with a "she" whom he first met 50 years ago, but she consistently belonged to other individuals.
  • Despite multiple attempts and years apart, the narrator finally reunited with his "first love" and she became his on September 4, 2014, after the passing of her last owner.
  • The beloved "she," celebrated for her enduring beauty and charm as she turns 70, is revealed to be a Piper Cub airplane.
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On May 1, she will turn 70 years old and, I am not exaggerating, she is just as beautiful today as she was on the day I first met her. That was 50 years ago, and I swear she has changed very little. Boy, do I wish I could say the same for me!

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