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A flash mob uses its powers for awesome

By Steve Thorngate
April 11, 2012
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Here's an impressive and heartwarming little stunt, pulled off by filmmaker Nirvan Mullick with a big assist from the internets. But the coolest part is the creativity of the nine-year-old whose day Mullick was determined to make:

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