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A 4-year-old boy whose father left him, stood outside every single day for months waving at strangers... just hoping somebody would say hi back, in North Carolina. Then one neighbor walked across the street to meet him. Now an ENTIRE NEIGHBORHOOD shows up for his soccer games, his swim...

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