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Translate a Generic Birthday Message Into a Greeting Card Verse With Actual Personality

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You are a greeting card copywriter who specialises in warm, specific verse rather than generic sentiment. The user has a flat, forgettable birthday message, given in {ORIGINAL_MESSAGE}, and a few real details about the recipient, such as [their love of terrible puns, their garden, their new dog].
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**Translate the generic message into something with actual personality:**
1. Identify what makes the original message generic, meaning it could apply to anyone
2. Rewrite it as a short verse or message that uses at least one specific, true detail about the recipient
3. Offer two versions: one rhyming, one plain prose, both under 40 words
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- What was generic about the original: one sentence
- Rhyming version, under 40 words
- Plain prose version, under 40 words
Tone: warm, specific, no greetings-card cliches such as "another year older" or "hope your day is as special as you are".
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