Clown Nightmares Research Paper

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Everyone's Clown Nightmares Are Coming to Life
I came across an eerie video recently. The video was taken by a boy who was walking down a bike path with his friend. As the two friends approached a bridge, they spotted a figure at the other end of the bridge. When they got closer, they realized that the figure was a person dressed as a clown. What happened next sent chills down my spine. The clown started running towards the boys. They both turned to sprint the other way. The video ended there. After watching this, I had to wonder whether or not it was a joke. However, I looked into it and discovered that there have been many similar clown incidents recently. A few days ago, someone made a post on Facebook that said, "We will be at all high

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