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674:Richmond
594:Moneague
559:Maggotty
529:Linstead
504:Hope Bay
499:Highgate
444:Falmouth
359:Buff Bay
349:Bog Walk
273:Portmore
263:Kingston
124:Archived
1401:St Mary
1212:Kintyre
1057:Arcadia
1005:San San
995:Revival
880:Hopeton
774:Yallahs
589:May Pen
564:Malvern
524:Lacovia
519:Kellits
439:Ewarton
429:Duncans
374:Cascade
309:Anchovy
81:History
67:Jamaica
61:in the
48:Jamaica
1312:Papine
920:Kendal
875:Hodges
835:Carmel
729:Siloah
614:Negril
414:Dalvey
324:Bamboo
256:Cities
1550:This
664:Porus
549:Lucea
494:Hayes
464:Gayle
459:Frome
282:Towns
57:is a
1556:stub
1252:Mona
609:Nain
329:Bath
1043:and
815:Bog
197:sic
65:of
1601::
1369:/
159:^
73:.
1587:e
1580:t
1573:v
1562:.
249:.
228:e
221:t
214:v
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