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Celebrating birthdays in an orphanage bittersweet for we who love them

If birthdays are a time for reflection, even for the young, what do they make of the unfamiliar festivities?

Mitch Albom

May 5
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The other night, the kids at the orphanage sang the final notes of the last song of devotion, and without missing a breath, immediately launched into:

Happy birthday to you

Happy birthday to you

Happy birthday Djuline

Happy birthday to you…

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