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284:Geography
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479:Olympiad
458:Saznanie
427:painter
422:Religion
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381:roe deer
318:hornbeam
278:Bulgaria
142:(Oblast)
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712:Orizari
707:Markovo
702:Lilkovo
697:Krumovo
692:Kadievo
652:Boykovo
632:Plovdiv
485:Gallery
433:Samokov
395:History
389:mouflon
350:juniper
342:dogwood
290:Plovdiv
118:Country
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468:Sports
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