German FAZ: fledged at fifteen,007,946

Our 16th birthday may have been ages ago, but we haven’t forgotten it yet. It was a defining event that was looked forward to for months, if not years. And saved. Each coin was turned around twice to be able to afford the first moped. You were finally able to move around independently, and your parents were happy to no longer have to play taxi. In the past, almost every young person had their own scooter, which was nothing unusual.
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