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743:(SPD)
737:(SPD)
731:(FDP)
725:(FDP)
719:(SPD)
713:(SPD)
707:(FDP)
701:(FDP)
695:(SPD)
629:(FDP)
623:(SPD)
617:(SPD)
611:(SPD)
605:(SPD)
599:(SPD)
593:(SPD)
587:(SPD)
581:(SPD)
575:(SPD)
569:(SPD)
563:(FDP)
557:(FDP)
551:(SPD)
545:(SPD)
539:(FDP)
533:(FDP)
527:(SPD)
381:Death
179:Baden
335:and
260:and
253:OMRI
185:Died
162:Born
29:OMRI
365:BND
296:in
288:in
1466::
456:,
435:,
424:^
413:,
401:^
389:.
316:.
272:.
177:,
1025:e
1018:t
1011:v
833:e
826:t
819:v
671:e
664:t
657:v
503:e
496:t
489:v
170:)
166:(
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