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Nik Wallenda walks tightrope in Atlantic City

Slideshow posted in Eyewitness News | Friday, August 10, 2012

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13 of 14: Professional daredevil Nik Wallenda completes an unharnessed tightrope walk high above the beach in Atlantic City on August 9, 2012.

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