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I suspect and have heard from knowledgable people (although it’s mostly their speculation too) that the negative was disassembled as part of the restoration process and reassembled in SE form, but that it was duplicated first, and there are IP and separation masters too. From my understanding the Star Wars negative has always been in bad shape as a bit of a victim of its time. The film was more susceptible to deterioration and it was handled poorly in the 70s.