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  "textContent": "\n\n_This gallery is taken from the spring 2026 issue of Dazed. Buy a copy of the magazinehere._\n\nFor high school students in South Africa, prom – or the “matric ball” – represents the most aspirational rite of passage of their teenage years. More than just a graduation celebration, the event gestures toward adulthood while also promising to fulfil a unique fantasy. “It’shellip;\n\nread more raquo;\n\nnbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;\nView Gallery (9 images)nbsp;\n\n",
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