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429:An Island
359:Otherwise
347:, McIndoe
334:, McIndoe
325:Homing In
71:, England
1019:2005–06
971:1998–99
899:1985–86
881:1981–82
857:1977–78
847:Sam Hunt
791:1966–67
643:Archived
502:Landfall
454:Bundle 1
251:Bundle 1
210:Master's
352:Benzina
295:, near
271:In the
202:Dunedin
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115:Spouses
1318:(2007)
1253:(1999)
1238:(1998)
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1217:(1997)
1199:(1996)
1193:(1996)
614:1 June
507:8 June
450:Qualia
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371:1993:
364:1990:
357:1989:
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323:1982:
247:Qualia
222:poetry
216:Career
107:(2009)
1133:2024
1127:2023
1121:2022
1115:2021
1109:2020
1103:2019
1097:2018
1091:2017
1085:2016
1079:2015
1073:2014
1067:2013
1061:2012
1055:2011
1049:2010
1043:2009
1037:2008
1031:2007
1025:2006
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995:2002
989:2001
983:2000
977:1999
965:1997
959:1996
953:1995
947:1994
941:1993
935:1992
929:1991
923:1990
919:Renée
917:1989
911:1988
905:1987
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887:1983
875:1980
869:1979
863:1978
851:1977
845:1976
839:1975
833:1974
827:1973
821:1972
815:1971
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773:1963
767:1962
761:1961
755:1960
749:1959
307:Works
301:Bluff
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569:2016
535:2006
509:2024
204:and
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79:Poet
51:Born
31:MNZM
200:in
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