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This is one of the oldest birthday greetings on the Internet. And was emailed on a user's birthday by a specialized program on a computer.

It is a form of ASCII art.

This version is not the earliest known.

An email header was

From: The Wizard of OZ To: YourName

enjoy -len

PS: Here's a version with periods intead of spaces, just in case your web browser compresses white space. 

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updated: Tue May 1 14:42:19 2007