Sean Leslie Flynn (May 31, 1941 – disappeared April 6, 1970;
declared legally dead in 1984) was an American actor and
freelance photojournalist best known for his coverage of the
Vietnam War
The Vietnam War (also known by other names) was a conflict in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia from 1 November 1955 to the fall of Saigon on 30 April 1975. It was the second of the Indochina Wars and was officially fought between North Vietnam a ...
.
Flynn was the only child of Australian-American actor
Errol Flynn
Errol Leslie Thomson Flynn (20 June 1909 – 14 October 1959) was an Australian-American actor who achieved worldwide fame during the Golden Age of Hollywood. He was known for his romantic swashbuckler roles, frequent partnerships with Olivia ...
and his first wife, French-American actress
Lili Damita
Lili Damita (born Liliane Marie-Madeleine Carré; 10 July 1904 – 21 March 1994) was a French-American actress and singer who appeared in 33 films between 1922 and 1937.
Early life and education
Lili Damita was born Liliane Marie-Madeleine Car ...
. After studying briefly at
Duke University, he embarked on an acting career. He retired by the mid-1960s to become a freelance photojournalist under contract to
''Time'' magazine.
In search of exceptional images, Flynn traveled with
U.S. Army Special Forces
The United States Army Special Forces (SF), colloquially known as the "Green Berets" due to their distinctive service headgear, are a special operations force of the United States Army.
The Green Berets are geared towards nine doctrinal m ...
units and
irregulars
Irregular military is any non-standard military component that is distinct from a country's national armed forces. Being defined by exclusion, there is significant variance in what comes under the term. It can refer to the type of military orga ...
operating in remote areas. While on assignment in
Cambodia
Cambodia (; also Kampuchea ; km, កម្ពុជា, UNGEGN: ), officially the Kingdom of Cambodia, is a country located in the southern portion of the Indochinese Peninsula in Southeast Asia, spanning an area of , bordered by Thailan ...
in April 1970, Flynn and fellow photojournalist
Dana Stone
Dana Hazen Stone (April 18, 1939; disappeared April 6, 1970) was an American photojournalist who worked for CBS, United Press International, and Associated Press during the Vietnam War.
Biography
Stone first traveled to Vietnam in 1965. Befo ...
were captured by
communist guerrillas. Neither man was seen or heard from again. In 1984, Flynn's mother had him
declared dead ''in absentia''.
Early life
Flynn's parents separated when he was young; he was raised by his mother, Lili Damita. Flynn graduated from the
Lawrenceville School
The Lawrenceville School is a coeducational preparatory school for boarding and day students located in the Lawrenceville section of Lawrence Township, in Mercer County, New Jersey, United States. Lawrenceville is a member of the Eight Scho ...
in
Lawrenceville, New Jersey
Lawrenceville is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) located within Lawrence Township in Mercer County, New Jersey, United States. , in 1960. When Errol Flynn died, he left his son $5,000 to help with his college education. Sean Flynn enrolled at Duke University.
Entertainment career
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Sean Flynn first appeared in front of the cameras at the age of fifteen, when he appeared in an episode of his father's television show, ''
The Errol Flynn Theatre
''The Errol Flynn Theatre'' is an anthology series presented by Errol Flynn, who would also play the lead in every fourth show. His wife Patrice Wymore and son Sean also made appearances.
Production
Filming started 1 March 1956 and was done by In ...
''. The episode, "Strange Auction," was broadcast in the U.K. in 1956 and in the U.S. in 1957.
Over a summer break in June 1960, Flynn visited his mother in
Fort Lauderdale
A fortification is a military construction or building designed for the defense of territories in warfare, and is also used to establish rule in a region during peacetime. The term is derived from Latin ''fortis'' ("strong") and ''facere'' ...
,
Florida
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. At the suggestion of his friend, actor
George Hamilton, Flynn filmed a scene in Hamilton's picture ''
Where the Boys Are
''Where the Boys Are'' is a 1960 American CinemaScope comedy film directed by Henry Levin and starring Connie Francis, Dolores Hart, Paula Prentiss, George Hamilton, Yvette Mimieux, Jim Hutton, and Frank Gorshin. It was written by George ...
'', which was shooting in Fort Lauderdale at the time. Most of his scenes ended up on the cutting room floor, but he can still be seen in a scene walking past wearing a blue "
Xavier University
Xavier University ( ) is a private Jesuit university in Cincinnati and Evanston (Cincinnati), Ohio. It is the sixth-oldest Catholic and fourth-oldest Jesuit university in the United States. Xavier has an undergraduate enrollment of 4,860 stud ...
" sweatshirt.
In May 1961, at the age of 20, Flynn accepted a contract with Sage Western Pictures to appear in 1962's ''
Il Figlio del Capitano Blood
''The Son of Captain Blood'' is a 1962 Italian/Spanish/American international co-production film. It is the first starring role in a film for Sean Flynn, the son of Errol Flynn, who played the title character in the 1935 film '' Captain Blood''. T ...
'', a sequel to his father's hit film ''
Captain Blood''. He was paid $110 a week for the testing period, going up to $10,000 for twelve weeks work in the film. As Flynn was still legally a minor he needed his mother's permission, which was granted. The test was successful. The film was released in the U.S. in 1964 as ''
The Son of Captain Blood
''The Son of Captain Blood'' is a 1962 Italian/Spanish/American international co-production film. It is the first starring role in a film for Sean Flynn, the son of Errol Flynn, who played the title character in the 1935 film '' Captain Blood''. T ...
''.
In September 1961 it was announced Flynn had signed a recording contract for a company known as Hi-Fidelity R.V. Records, and had already recorded four songs for them. Two came out: "Secret Love" b/w "Stay in My Heart". The songs were released as a 45rpm single (Arvee A 5043, 1961, and HiFi Records R. 9003, 1962).
In 1962, Hamilton announced that he wanted to make ''The Brothers'', based on a story by Hamilton, starring himself, Flynn, and
Terry Thomas, but the film was never made. Around this time Flynn's fiancé was
Julie Payne, daughter of actors
John Payne and
Anne Shirley
Anne Shirley is a fictional character introduced in the 1908 novel '' Anne of Green Gables'' by L. M. Montgomery. Shirley is featured throughout the classic book series, which revolve around her life and family in 19th and 20th-century Prince Ed ...
. A few years later he was engaged to Alessandra Panao.
Flynn made a few more films in Europe, including ''
Il segno di Zorro'' (1963; released in 1964 as ''Duel at the Rio Grande''), ''Verspätung in Marienborn'' with
José Ferrer
José Vicente Ferrer de Otero y Cintrón (January 8, 1912 – January 26, 1992) was a Puerto Rican actor and director of stage, film and television. He was one of the most celebrated and esteemed Hispanic American actors during his lifetime, w ...
(1963; released in 1964 as ''
Stop Train 349''), ''Agent Special a Venise "Voir Venise et...Crever"'' (1964; sold to U.S. television syndication as ''Mission to Venice''), and ''
Sandok, Il Maciste della Jungla
''Temple of the White Elephant'', also known as ''Sandok, il Maciste della Giungla'', is a 1964 film directed by Umberto Lenzi and starring Sean Flynn.
Plot
In British colonial India, Lt. Dick Ramsay is charged with secretly rescuing the kidnappe ...
'' (1964; released in 1966 as ''
Temple of the White Elephant
''Temple of the White Elephant'', also known as ''Sandok, il Maciste della Giungla'', is a 1964 film directed by Umberto Lenzi and starring Sean Flynn.
Plot
In British colonial India, Lt. Dick Ramsay is charged with secretly rescuing the kidnappe ...
'').
Flynn became bored with acting, and he went to Africa in late 1964 to try his hand at being a guide for
safaris and
big-game hunting
Big-game hunting is the hunting of large game animals for meat, commercially valuable by-products (such as horns/antlers, furs, tusks, bones, body fat/ oil, or special organs and contents), trophy/taxidermy, or simply just for recreation ...
. He also spent time as a game warden in Kenya. In the latter part of 1965, Flynn needed money, so he made two
Spaghetti Westerns in Spain and Italy that were released in 1966: ''
Sette Magnifiche Pistole'' (''
Seven Guns for Timothy'') and ''
Dos Pistolas Gemelas'' {''
Sharp-Shooting Twin Sisters'') co-starring the Spanish twin performers
Pili and Mili. In the summer of 1966, Flynn went to Singapore to star in his eighth and final film, the French–Italian action film ''
Cinq Gars Pour Singapour
''Five Ashore in Singapore'' AKA ''Singapore, Singapore'' and ''Cinq gars pour Singapour'' is a 1967 French/Italian international co-production film based on the 1959 novel by Jean Bruce. Filmed on location in Singapore in 1966, it was the last f ...
'' (1967; released in 1968 as ''
Five Ashore in Singapore
''Five Ashore in Singapore'' AKA ''Singapore, Singapore'' and ''Cinq gars pour Singapour'' is a 1967 French/Italian international co-production film based on the 1959 novel by Jean Bruce. Filmed on location in Singapore in 1966, it was the last f ...
'').
Photojournalism career
Vietnam
Flynn arrived in
South Vietnam in January 1966 as a freelance photojournalist, first for the French magazine ''
Paris Match
''Paris Match'' () is a French-language weekly news magazine. It covers major national and international news along with celebrity lifestyle features.
History and profile
A sports news magazine, ''Match l'intran'' (a play on '' L'Intransigeant ...
'', then for
Time Life
Time Life, with sister subsidiaries StarVista Live and Lifestyle Products Group, a holding of Direct Holdings Global LLC, is an American production company and direct marketer conglomerate, that is known for selling books, music, video/DVD, ...
, and finally for
United Press International
United Press International (UPI) is an American international news agency whose newswires, photo, news film, and audio services provided news material to thousands of newspapers, magazines, radio and television stations for most of the 20th ...
(UPI). Flynn's photos were soon published around the world. He made a name for himself as one of a group of high-risk photojournalists which included
Dana Stone
Dana Hazen Stone (April 18, 1939; disappeared April 6, 1970) was an American photojournalist who worked for CBS, United Press International, and Associated Press during the Vietnam War.
Biography
Stone first traveled to Vietnam in 1965. Befo ...
,
Tim Page,
Henri Huet
Henri Huet (4 April 1927 – 10 February 1971) was a French war photographer, noted for his work covering the Vietnam War for the Associated Press (AP).
Early life
Henri Huet was born in Da Lat, French Indochina, the son of a Breton engineer ...
,
John Steinbeck IV
John Ernst Steinbeck IV (June 12, 1946 – February 7, 1991) was an American journalist and author. He was the second child of the Nobel Prize-winning author John Ernst Steinbeck. In 1965, he was drafted into the United States Army and served i ...
,
Perry Deane Young
Perry Deane Young (March 27, 1941 – January 1, 2019) was a journalist, author, playwright, historian, and professional gardener. He was the author of '' Two of the Missing'', about fellow journalists Sean Flynn and Dana Stone, who went missing ...
,
Nik Wheeler, and
Chas Gerretsen
Chas Gerretsen (born 22 July 1943 in Groningen, Netherlands) is a Dutch-born war photographer, photojournalist and film advertising photographer.
His photographs of armed conflicts, Hollywood films and Celebrity Portraits have been published i ...
, who would do anything to get the best pictures, even go into combat. In March 1966, Flynn was wounded in the knee while in the field.
In April, Flynn was on patrol with some
Green Berets
The United States Army Special Forces (SF), colloquially known as the "Green Berets" due to their distinctive service headgear, are a special operations force of the United States Army.
The Green Berets are geared towards nine doctrinal mis ...
and
Nung mercenaries when they were ambushed by the
Viet Cong
,
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, caption = The flag of the Viet Cong, adopted in 1960, is a variation on the flag of North Vietnam. Sometimes the lower stripe was green.
, active ...
. Flynn was carrying an
M-16
The M16 rifle (officially designated Rifle, Caliber 5.56 mm, M16) is a family of military rifles adapted from the ArmaLite AR-15 rifle for the United States military. The original M16 rifle was a 5.56×45mm automatic rifle with a 20-roun ...
rifle at the time and had to fight his way out along with the other soldiers. "I thought not only me but all of us were greased." Flynn had been given the rifle by the Green Berets and been under fire with them before.
In June 1966, Flynn left Vietnam long enough to star in his last movie. Based on the 1959 novel ''Cinq Gars Pour Singapour'' by
Jean Bruce
Jean Bruce (22 March 1921 – 26 March 1963), born Jean Brochet, was a prolific French popular writer. He also wrote under the pseudonyms of Jean Alexandre, Jean Alexandre Brochet, Jean-Martin Rouan, and Joyce Lindsay. He died in a car accident in ...
, the film was shot in
Paris
Paris () is the capital and most populous city of France, with an estimated population of 2,165,423 residents in 2019 in an area of more than 105 km² (41 sq mi), making it the 30th most densely populated city in the world in 2020. S ...
and Singapore and was tentatively called ''
OSS 117
OSS 117 is the codename for Hubert Bonisseur de La Bath, a fictional secret agent created by French writer Jean Bruce. Hubert Bonisseur de La Bath is described as being an American Colonel from Louisiana of French descent. After service in the O ...
Goes to Singapore'', but was released as ''
Cinq Gars Pour Singapour
''Five Ashore in Singapore'' AKA ''Singapore, Singapore'' and ''Cinq gars pour Singapour'' is a 1967 French/Italian international co-production film based on the 1959 novel by Jean Bruce. Filmed on location in Singapore in 1966, it was the last f ...
'' (''Five Ashore in Singapore''). He soon returned to Vietnam.
In November 1966, Flynn was credited with saving an Australian platoon from decimation by a mine by identifying the mine while photographing the troops near
Vũng Tàu
Vũng Tàu (''Hanoi accent:'' , ''Saigon accent:'' ) is the largest city of Bà Rịa–Vũng Tàu province in southern Vietnam. The city area is , consists of 13 urban wards and one commune of Long Sơn Islet. Vũng Tàu was the capital of the p ...
. He made a parachute jump with the 1st Brigade,
101st Airborne Division the following month.
Israel
In 1967, Flynn went to Jordan to cover the
Arab–Israeli war of 1967.
Return to Vietnam
Flynn returned to Vietnam in 1968, after the
Tet Offensive
The Tet Offensive was a major escalation and one of the largest military campaigns of the Vietnam War. It was launched on January 30, 1968 by forces of the Viet Cong (VC) and North Vietnamese People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN) against the force ...
. In September of that year, he was working as a cameraman for
CBS News
CBS News is the news division of the American television and radio service CBS. CBS News television programs include the ''CBS Evening News'', ''CBS Mornings'', news magazine programs '' CBS News Sunday Morning'', '' 60 Minutes'', and '' 48 H ...
when he was injured slightly by grenade fragments while shooting a battle between U.S. and
North Vietnam
North Vietnam, officially the Democratic Republic of Vietnam (DRV; vi, Việt Nam Dân chủ Cộng hòa), was a socialist state supported by the Soviet Union (USSR) and the People's Republic of China (PRC) in Southeast Asia that existed f ...
ese forces 85 miles south of
Da Nang. Flynn went to
Cambodia
Cambodia (; also Kampuchea ; km, កម្ពុជា, UNGEGN: ), officially the Kingdom of Cambodia, is a country located in the southern portion of the Indochinese Peninsula in Southeast Asia, spanning an area of , bordered by Thailan ...
in early 1970 when news broke of North Vietnamese advances into that country.
Disappearance
On April 6, 1970, Flynn and a group of journalists left
Phnom Penh to attend a government-sponsored press conference in
Saigon
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. Flynn (who was freelancing) and fellow photojournalist
Dana Stone
Dana Hazen Stone (April 18, 1939; disappeared April 6, 1970) was an American photojournalist who worked for CBS, United Press International, and Associated Press during the Vietnam War.
Biography
Stone first traveled to Vietnam in 1965. Befo ...
(who was on assignment for CBS) chose to travel on
motorcycle
A motorcycle (motorbike, bike, or trike (if three-wheeled)) is a two or three-wheeled motor vehicle steered by a handlebar. Motorcycle design varies greatly to suit a range of different purposes: long-distance travel, commuting, cruising ...
s instead of the limousines that the majority of the other journalists were using for traveling. Reporter
Steve Bell, who was one of the last Westerners to see the two alive, later said that after the press conference, Flynn and Stone had received word that there was a makeshift checkpoint on
Highway 1 manned by members of the Viet Cong. The checkpoint consisted of a white four-door sedan in which several missing journalists had been traveling, and which was now parked across the roadway. Flynn and Stone observed the checkpoint from some distance and spoke to several journalists already on scene. Surviving film footage captured both this moment as well as the sight of several persons, believed to be Viet Cong, moving around on the far side of the vehicle. Undaunted by the sight of a nearby platoon of government soldiers taking up defensive positions in a line perpendicular to the road, and eager to interview the Viet Cong, both Flynn and Stone chose to proceed alone to the checkpoint. Witnesses later reported that both Flynn and Stone were quickly relieved of their motorcycles and marched into a nearby treeline. Neither was ever seen alive again.
Before they left, Bell snapped the last known photo taken of Flynn and Stone.
Four other journalists, two Frenchmen and two Japanese, had been captured by the Viet Cong inside Cambodia on the same day. By June 1970, 25 journalists had been captured in Cambodia in the previous three weeks. Three had been killed, some returned, and others were missing. Flynn and Stone were never seen again and their bodies have never been found. Although it is known that Flynn and Stone were captured by Viet Cong guerrillas at a checkpoint on Highway 1, their fate is unknown. Citing various government sources, it is believed that they were killed by factions of the
Khmer Rouge. Flynn's mother spent an enormous amount of money searching for her son, with no success. In 1984 she had Flynn declared legally dead. She died in 1994.
In 1991, the remains of two men were found in Cambodia; in 2003, the Pentagon's Central Identification Lab in
Hawaii
Hawaii ( ; haw, Hawaii or ) is a state in the Western United States, located in the Pacific Ocean about from the U.S. mainland. It is the only U.S. state outside North America, the only state that is an archipelago, and the only stat ...
confirmed by DNA testing that the remains were of Clyde McKay, a
boat
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Small boats are typically found on inl ...
hijacker, and Larry Humphrey, an army deserter. In March 2010, a British team searching for Flynn's body uncovered the remains of a Western hostage in Cambodia's
Kampong Cham province, allegedly executed by the Khmer Rouge.
Test results on the human remains were released on June 30, 2010, and were found not to be the remains of Flynn. Wayne Perry of the Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command (
JPAC) said there was no match between DNA from the recovered remains and DNA samples they had on file from the Flynn family.
In popular culture
* Dennis Hopper's
photojournalist character in the film ''
Apocalypse Now
''Apocalypse Now'' is a 1979 American epic war film produced and directed by Francis Ford Coppola. The screenplay, co-written by Coppola, John Milius and Michael Herr, is loosely based on the 1899 novella '' Heart of Darkness'' by Joseph ...
'' is said to have been based on Sean Flynn.
* The story of Flynn was recounted by
The Clash
The Clash were an English rock band formed in London in 1976 who were key players in the original wave of British punk rock. Billed as "The Only Band That Matters", they also contributed to the and new wave movements that emerged in the w ...
in the song "
Sean Flynn" from the album ''
Combat Rock''.
* Flynn has a prominent role in
Michael Herr
Michael David Herr (April 13, 1940 – June 23, 2016) was an American writer and war correspondent, known as the author of '' Dispatches'' (1977), a memoir of his time as a correspondent for ''Esquire'' (1967–1969) during the Vietnam War. The ...
's book about his experiences as a war correspondent, ''
Dispatches''.
* Flynn was portrayed by
Kevin Dillon
Kevin Brady Dillon (born August 19, 1965) is an American actor. He is best known for portraying Johnny "Drama" Chase on the HBO comedy series '' Entourage'', Bunny in the war film ''Platoon'', and John Densmore in the musical biopic ''The Doo ...
in the 1992 British/Australian
miniseries ''
Frankie's House'', based on a book by Flynn's friend and colleague, photojournalist Tim Page.
* In August 2008, ''
The Hollywood Reporter
''The Hollywood Reporter'' (''THR'') is an American digital and print magazine which focuses on the Hollywood film, television, and entertainment industries. It was founded in 1930 as a daily trade paper, and in 2010 switched to a weekly larg ...
'' announced that Mythic Films had optioned the rights to the
Perry Deane Young
Perry Deane Young (March 27, 1941 – January 1, 2019) was a journalist, author, playwright, historian, and professional gardener. He was the author of '' Two of the Missing'', about fellow journalists Sean Flynn and Dana Stone, who went missing ...
memoir, ''Two of the Missing''. At that time, Young was working on a screenplay with director
Ralph Hemecker
Ralph W. Hemecker is an American director, writer, and producer. He directed episodes of the drama series '' Once Upon a Time'' and ''The Flash''.
Career
In 2000, Hemecker founded Mythic Films, a full service feature film, TV and commercial produ ...
.
* In 2011, a film inspired by Sean Flynn as a photojournalist entitled ''
The Road to Freedom'' was filmed on location in Cambodia by director Brendan Moriarty.
Filmography
*''
The Errol Flynn Theatre
''The Errol Flynn Theatre'' is an anthology series presented by Errol Flynn, who would also play the lead in every fourth show. His wife Patrice Wymore and son Sean also made appearances.
Production
Filming started 1 March 1956 and was done by In ...
'' (1956 TV series) – episode "Strange Auction"
*''
Where the Boys Are
''Where the Boys Are'' is a 1960 American CinemaScope comedy film directed by Henry Levin and starring Connie Francis, Dolores Hart, Paula Prentiss, George Hamilton, Yvette Mimieux, Jim Hutton, and Frank Gorshin. It was written by George ...
'' (1960)
*''
The Son of Captain Blood
''The Son of Captain Blood'' is a 1962 Italian/Spanish/American international co-production film. It is the first starring role in a film for Sean Flynn, the son of Errol Flynn, who played the title character in the 1935 film '' Captain Blood''. T ...
'' (1962)
*''
Duel at the Rio Grande
''Duel at the Rio Grande'' is a 1963 Italian/French/Spanish co-production film starring Sean Flynn. The film is loosely based on '' The Mark of Zorro''. It was produced by Harry Joe Brown.
It is also known as ''Il Segno di Zorro'' (''The Sig ...
'' (1963)
*''
Stop Train 349'' (1963)
*''
Mission to Venice'' (1964)
*''
Temple of the White Elephant
''Temple of the White Elephant'', also known as ''Sandok, il Maciste della Giungla'', is a 1964 film directed by Umberto Lenzi and starring Sean Flynn.
Plot
In British colonial India, Lt. Dick Ramsay is charged with secretly rescuing the kidnappe ...
'' (1964)
*''
Seven Guns for Timothy '' (1966)
*''
Sharp-Shooting Twin Sisters'' (1966)
*''
Five Ashore in Singapore
''Five Ashore in Singapore'' AKA ''Singapore, Singapore'' and ''Cinq gars pour Singapour'' is a 1967 French/Italian international co-production film based on the 1959 novel by Jean Bruce. Filmed on location in Singapore in 1966, it was the last f ...
'' aka ''Singapore, Singapore'' (1967)
*''
Wheel of Ashes ''Wheel of Ashes'' is a 1968 French film directed by Peter Emmanuel Goldman. Cast
*Pierre Clémenti
Pierre André Clémenti (28 September 1942 – 27 December 1999) was a French actor.
Life and career
Born in Paris to an unknown father and Rose ...
'' (1968)
See also
*
John Dawson Dewhirst
John Dawson Dewhirst (1952 – c. August 1978) was a British teacher and amateur yachtsman who was one of nine westerners, and two Britons, known to have been killed by the Khmer Rouge during the rule of Pol Pot.
Early life
Dewhirst was bor ...
*
List of journalists killed and missing in the Vietnam War
*
Lists of people who disappeared
Lists of people who disappeared include those whose current whereabouts are unknown, or whose deaths are unsubstantiated. Many people who disappear are eventually declared dead ''in absentia''. Some of these people were possibly subjected to enfo ...
*
''Mayaguez'' incident
References
External links
Brief memoire about Flynn, with an example of his Vietnam imagesPhoto of Flynn (left) and Stone taken two hours before their disappearance in 1970The Mysterious Disappearance of Sean Flynn and Dana Stone1963 photo-report of Flynn filming ''Son of Captain Blood'' in ''Stars and Stripes''
*
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