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568:1982
563:1981
558:1980
547:1979
542:1978
537:1977
532:1976
527:1975
522:1974
517:1973
512:1972
201:The
189:2004
169:2002
51:Draw
38:33rd
27:Date
1443:Bol
220:in
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1816:D
1810:S
1807:(
1773:)
1771:D
1767:S
1765:(
1759:)
1757:D
1753:S
1751:(
1745:)
1743:D
1739:S
1737:(
1731:)
1729:D
1725:S
1723:(
1717:)
1715:D
1711:S
1709:(
1703:)
1701:D
1697:S
1695:(
1676:)
1674:D
1670:S
1668:(
1662:)
1660:D
1656:S
1654:(
1648:)
1646:D
1642:S
1640:(
1634:)
1632:D
1628:S
1626:(
1620:)
1618:D
1614:S
1612:(
1606:)
1604:D
1600:S
1598:(
1579:)
1577:D
1573:S
1571:(
1565:)
1563:D
1559:S
1557:(
1551:)
1549:D
1545:S
1543:(
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1535:D
1531:S
1529:(
1523:)
1521:D
1517:S
1515:(
1509:)
1507:D
1503:S
1501:(
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1493:D
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1487:(
1481:)
1479:D
1475:S
1473:(
1467:)
1465:D
1461:S
1459:(
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1451:D
1447:S
1445:(
1439:)
1437:D
1433:S
1431:(
1425:)
1423:D
1419:S
1417:(
1411:)
1409:D
1405:S
1403:(
1397:)
1395:D
1391:S
1389:(
1383:)
1381:D
1377:S
1375:(
1356:)
1354:D
1350:S
1348:(
1342:)
1340:D
1336:S
1334:(
1328:)
1326:D
1322:S
1320:(
1314:)
1312:D
1308:S
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1300:)
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1294:S
1292:(
1286:)
1284:D
1280:S
1278:(
1272:)
1270:D
1266:S
1264:(
1258:)
1256:D
1252:S
1250:(
1244:)
1242:D
1238:S
1236:(
1230:)
1228:D
1224:S
1222:(
1216:)
1214:D
1210:S
1208:(
1202:)
1200:D
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1188:)
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1180:(
1174:)
1172:D
1168:S
1166:(
1160:)
1158:D
1154:S
1152:(
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1140:S
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1132:)
1130:D
1126:S
1124:(
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1103:D
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1035:)
1033:D
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1007:)
1005:D
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999:(
993:)
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987:S
985:(
966:)
964:X
960:D
956:S
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946:X
942:D
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930:)
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920:S
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912:)
910:X
906:D
902:S
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856:e
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