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PHOTO: A scene from the 1993 film "Hocus Pocus."
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\"They are the sassiest little things,\" Rust told \"GMA.\" \"I thought it might go viral, but nothing like this.\"

Grabenstein said she's not sure if she can top her daughters' costumes after this year.

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PHOTO: Mom Heather Grabenstein of Waco, Texas, is dressing her daughters, Landri, 6, and Alli and Maddi, both 8, as the Sanderson sisters from the classic Halloween film, "Hocus Pocus."
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\"But you can bet I'm going to figure out something,\" she added.

Editor's note: This was originally published on Oct. 9, 2018.

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