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1294:47°26′29″N
1200:Twin Lakes
1146:Twin Lakes
1111:Lake Grove
731:January 2,
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669:References
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1071:Beaulieu
1036:Mahnomen
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781:July 20,
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245:27-04672
217:ZIP code
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1131:Pembina
1126:Oakland
1091:Gregory
921:June 4,
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333:Bonjour
327:History
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