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1346:107.9
1340:106.6
1334:106.0
1328:103.8
1322:103.2
1316:103.0
1310:102.6
975:Heart
563:JSTOR
549:books
225:Owner
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75:books
1367:and
1292:97.5
1127:2024
1122:2023
1117:2022
1112:2021
1107:2020
1102:2019
1097:2018
970:Gold
535:news
503:any
501:cite
344:and
296:and
61:news
1356:DAB
1233:909
1227:837
1221:693
1202:198
1007:LBC
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648:Gem
514:by
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