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A photograph of a decorated indoor hall with a bamboo-matting wall and a dark ceiling. A white cloth banner across the top reads HAPPY BIRTHDAY in multicoloured cut-out letters decorated with patterns and figures. Streamers of coloured ribbon hang above it, and paper lanterns in orange, red and green are fastened at the left and right edges. Below the banner hangs a yellow cloth panel with a small central motif and sequin-like decoration. Two white plastic chairs and a table are visible at the bottom of the frame. No people are visible.

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