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1432:1964
1427:1963
1422:1962
1417:1961
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1407:1959
1402:1958
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1166:Note
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932:(1)
786:Pos
482:Rome
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223:and
180:and
163:DB3S
149:300S
55:The
49:1956
45:Next
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29:1955
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860:TGA
848:TTR
836:LMS
824:MMI
812:SEB
800:BUE
61:FIA
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1207:,
1203:,
1199:,
1146:1
1129:8
1109:2
1094:7
1080:3
1073:3
1058:6
1046:3
1043:6
1022:5
1015:13
1008:2
1003:3
1000:4
997:4
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976:16
968:8
963:8
946:3
939:22
935:4
927:4
924:6
921:8
906:2
900:24
896:8
893:8
888:8
869:1
246:,
219:,
215:,
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1158:1
1123:2
1088:6
1052:9
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