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The heartwarming moment blind four-year-old steps off the kerb by himself for the first time

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'I can do it!': The heartwarming moment a blind four-year-old boy steps off the kerb by himself for the first time By Hugo Gye PUBLISHED: 16:12 GMT, 13 March 2013 | UPDATED: 18:49 GMT, 13 March 2013 This heartwarming video shows the amazing moment a blind four-year-old navigates a kerb on his own for the first time.

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