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I was in the cellular

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my cell phone business.

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us for miles. I trained to

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Elvis was larger than life

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space when fully inflated.

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entertainer by hot air bal-

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of AirFly hot air balloons.

The balloon was inspired by

Luiz’s love for the artist and

his music. Luiz was exposed

to the music by his father

when he was very young.

Even though they did not

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