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Laughter. That’s how the clip started. No light, no color, just a black screen and the hyena-ish laughter of teenage boys. Next, an unfocused image filled the screen of Rudy’s iPhone. The perspective swung until the camera centered on its subject: The van, as black as a million midnights rolled together. “We find the freak in its native habitat,” a boy’s voice intoned, then giggled hysterically.