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613:Pennsylvania
593:North Dakota
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573:New Jersey
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316:2017-10-03
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668:Wisconsin
633:Tennessee
538:Minnesota
513:Louisiana
261:in 2007.
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135:93°38′3″W
132:41°35′4″N
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653:Virginia
603:Oklahoma
583:New York
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518:Maine
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