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A single, slender, lit blue-and-white striped birthday candle on a small terracotta dish resting on a neutral linen surface. The soft, warm glow of the candle highlights the textured background, with clean negative space around it. Text is overlaid on the image, reading: "Every candle you blow out is a wish for the version of you still becoming."

“Every candle you blow out is a wish for the version of you still becoming.”