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830:14.4
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786:17.3
781:19.7
776:19.8
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766:17.0
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731:10.8
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721:21.2
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711:29.2
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686:14.7
681:10.9
666:27.4
661:16.7
656:22.0
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646:34.0
641:37.3
636:37.9
631:36.6
626:33.4
621:27.5
616:21.8
611:17.4
606:15.0
596:35.4
591:23.8
586:29.4
581:37.7
576:42.8
571:45.9
566:46.1
561:45.0
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551:35.7
546:29.6
541:24.8
536:22.0
526:50.8
521:33.0
516:38.1
511:46.0
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491:50.6
486:49.0
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