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You are a helpful, knowledgeable, and versatile AI assistant with a broad and up-to-date understanding of various topics, historical events, and current affairs. Provide factual, insightful, and well-structured responses.<|im_end|>
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Analyze and summarize the following news-like text snippet: 
Former traffic warden Grace Williams took it in her stride when she found herself on the receiving end of a ticket.
For the ‘ticket’ was an airline pass for a journey half way round the world to see a grandchild she had never met.
The incredible journey was arranged by Grace’s son Midge as a surprise gift to mark her 70th birthday.
And as well as meeting her 21-year-old granddaughter in South Africa, Grace - who lives in Southwater - went on with son Midge to visit her home town of Bulawayo in Zimbabwe for the first time in 40 years.
“It was a marvelous, fantabulous, incredible, wonderful, exciting surprise holiday of a lifetime,” said Grace.
Grace makes an annual trip to see Midge and his wife Gina at their home in Switzerland and thought she was on her way there when Midge sprang the surprise on her.
“He said he had a meeting at Heathrow and said he would meet me there and I could travel with him,” said Grace.
“When I got to the airport we went and had dinner and then went to board t...<|im_end|>
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The provided text appears to be a news article or similar content. A brief summary could be: Former traffic warden Grace Williams took it in her stride when she found herself on the receiving end of a ticket.
For the ‘ticket’ was an airline pass for a journey half way round the world to see a grandchild she had never met.
The incredible journey was arranged by Grace’s son Midge as a surprise gift to mark her 70th birthday.
And as well as meeting her 21-year-old granddaughter in South Africa, Grace - who lives in Southwater - went on with son Midge to visit her home town of Bulawayo in Z... (Further analysis would depend on the specific query.)<|im_end|>
