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Albert was gone. The theater was dark. And somewhere in Alabama, a black film can sits in a storage locker, still sweating, still waiting for the next projectionist who believes a movie can’t hurt you.

And then Ethan Hunt fell. Not from a plane. From the top of the frame, falling forever, his parachute a tattered shroud. I glanced at the projection booth window. For a split second, my reflection wasn’t alone. Someone was standing behind me. Wearing a mask of my own face.

Then the title: Mission: Impossible – Fallout . The letters dripped. Not condensation. Something darker. Searching for- mission impossible fallout in-Al...

The film gate jammed. The screen went white. Then the emergency exit door slammed open, even though I had bolted it myself.

“I’m not selling it,” Albert said. “I’m showing it. One time. Tonight. You want to see Fallout ? You run it. You thread the platter. You strike the arc. And whatever happens… you stay in that chair until the end credits.” Albert was gone

He finally turned. One eye was cataract-hazy. The other was sharp as a tack. “You’re not a collector. You’re one of them . A purist.”

I leaned close to the speaker grill.

“Then why show me?”