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784:197 km
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543:During the
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693:Smithfield
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460:Free State
252:Population
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944:Jacobsdal
936:Letsemeng
788:Lady Grey
732:Rouxville
550:A former
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437:Area code
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879:Edenburg
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525:and the
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225:Mohokare
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196:Province
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869:Bethany
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517:History
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479:Zastron
377:English
213:Xhariep
184:Country
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425:PO box
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313:Indian
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558:Notes
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317:Asian
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630:ISBN
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