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1168:FOT
1148:BUO
1138:BSO
1133:BSK
1128:BFK
1087:TSO
1072:SLF
1062:SLC
1047:RMB
1042:RKB
1032:RBR
1002:BSO
997:BSK
992:BFK
987:BCK
877:20
862:GWR
841:GNR
795:GWR
717:LMS
310:EWS
75:BR
56:TPO
52:EWS
1620::
1566:,
1519:BV
1509:BG
1463:FO
1458:DT
1400:FO
1352:FO
1304:FO
1251:FO
1246:CO
1213:SO
1208:SK
1163:FO
1158:FK
1109:SO
1099:BS
1094:CL
1082:SO
1057:SK
1052:RU
1037:RF
1027:RB
1022:FO
1017:FK
1012:CK
659:SK
634:SK
601:-
560:-
413:-
392:-
371:-
349:-
285:NS
262:.
254:A
1104:S
955:e
948:t
941:v
297:X
293:V
289:A
248:)
244:(
239:2
235:1
232:+
230:8
158:2
154:1
151:+
149:9
20:)
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