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This is astounding.<\/p>\n

Girls to canoeing and out of nowhere, a \u201cmurmuration\u201d of starlings appears. This article explains<\/strong>.<\/a> But just watch.<\/p>\n

You want an amazing<\/em> flash mob? It doesn\u2019t get any better than this.<\/p>\n

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