MHB Proving the Double Sum of Exponentials Equals ae^a-e^a+1

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Prove the following

$$\sum_{n=1}^\infty \sum_{m=1}^\infty\frac{a^{n+m}}{(n+m)!} = ae^a-e^a+1$$​
 
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$$ \sum_{n=1}^{\infty} \sum_{m=1}^{\infty} \frac{a^{n+m}}{(n+m)!} = \sum_{n=1}^{\infty} \sum_{m=n}^{\infty} \frac{a^{m+1}}{(m+1)!}$$

$$ = \sum_{m=1}^{\infty} \sum_{n=1}^{m} \frac{a^{m+1}}{(m+1)!} = \sum_{m=1}^{\infty} \frac{m a^{m+1}}{(m+1)!} = \sum_{m=2}^{\infty} \frac{(m-1) a^{m}}{m!}$$

$$ = \sum_{m=2}^{\infty} \frac{m a^{m}}{m!} - \sum_{m=2}^{\infty} \frac{a^{m}}{m!} = (ae^{a} - a) - (e^{a} - 1 - a) = ae^{a}-e^{a}+1$$
 
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