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1046:Footnotes
1013:Patterson
983:Clairmont
895:Homestead
875:Cruzville
607:August 3,
482:Education
257:Area code
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184:Elevation
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920:Pie Town
915:Mogollon
890:Glenwood
733:July 12,
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311:History
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