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Tina lit twenty-nine candles on the birthday cake resting on the picnic blanket.

“Knocking on thirty's door,” Tina said to Dennis with a grin. “Go on, make a wish.”

After he blew them out, John Carter asked casually, “What did you wish for?”

“Saying it out loud makes it lose its magic,” Dennis chuckled. Always the easygoing one, a bright, easy smile remained on his face