It’s all good now! Yesterday was my birthday.
Wow, these years are going by in a hurry. Finally made it to my second childhood! You can make a guess what age that makes me — I’m not telling. After all, it’s just a number. Let’s say, a big number. But not large just yet, to me anyway.
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