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907:Easthampton
808:Springfield
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1632:2020-06-27
1582:References
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1295:33.8
1256:54.1
1253:33.6
1209:52.6
1206:32.7
1172:49.7
1169:30.9
1125:42.0
1122:26.1
1083:36.7
1080:22.8
1045:34.6
1042:21.5
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