Because the film has been shown in four distinct versions, as established by the indefatigable research of UCLA's Scott MacQueen (who did the heavy lifting of actually trawling through archives and studio documentation), and seamless branching makes it a doddle to present all four without having to compromise on the bitrate. And since this is intended to be a proper scholarly edition of the film, this made perfect sense.
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