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"It's Hallo-weird this year," says Liane Curtis with a laugh. Curtis, an actress from Los Angeles, has two sons, ages 10 and 12, and admits she is a tad trepidatious about the forthcoming holiday. "I told both my boys to stay away from the malls because Mommy is paranoid. And they are definitely not allowed to dress up like they're preparing for jihad. No ninjas, no turbans, no water guns, no play guns. And with all this crazy stuff in the mail, I'm laying down the law. Nothing powdery! No more Pixy Stix this year!"

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