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Preview by Frank Belknap Long is a science fiction short story written in the mid-20th century. It centers on a film preview that turns into an alien intrusion, exploring how perception can be hijacked and how memory and culture can be stripped away by watchers beyond Earth. At a private screening, the smooth-talking Mr.

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