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870:Mark Roland
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767:Jim Pavelec
763:Scott Allie
759:E.E. Knight
735:Chad Savage
680:Cecilia Eng
676:Jeff Fennel
644:Liz Scheier
604:Paul Guinan
556:Gail Butler
543:Ken Goddard
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247:OryCon '86
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214:OryCon '84
182:OryCon '82
166:OryCon '81
150:OryCon '80
138:John Varley
56:Inaugurated
40:Location(s)
1236:Categories
1095:Costuming
1043:Highlights
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703:Lou Anders
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106:Attendance
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114:OryCon 0
1058:Writing
914:(Music)
882:Jay Lake
831:Jay Lake
120:No GOHs
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771:Tempest
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64:Website
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