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1158:Thurston
1113:R. Clark
1098:G. Dodge
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1030:LeCompte
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837:Allison
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1311:Dowell
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1246:Weaver
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990:Weller
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897:Gwynne
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546:Eicher
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1492:Flick
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1286:Lacey
1281:White
1276:Lacey
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1251:Cutts
1025:Talle
980:Pratt
937:Young
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882:Sweet
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