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1529:2007
1524:2004
1519:2001
1514:1998
1509:1995
1504:1992
1499:1989
1494:1986
1489:1983
1484:1980
1479:1977
1474:1974
1469:1971
1464:1968
1459:1965
1454:1962
1449:1959
1443:1958
1438:1956
1433:1953
1428:1950
1423:1947
1418:1944
1413:1941
1408:1938
1402:1936
1397:1935
1381:1933
1376:1931
1371:1929
1366:1927
1361:1925
1356:1923
1351:1921
1346:1919
1341:1917
1336:1915
1320:1914
1315:1913
1310:1912
1305:1911
1297:1909
1292:1908
1283:1906
1278:1905
1252:1896
1247:1895
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1222:1890
1208:1886
1197:1883
1189:1881
1184:1880
1179:1879
1174:1878
1169:1877
1164:1876
627:CCHL
529:2016
503:2018
481:2016
453:2016
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398:2016
372:2016
341:2016
307:2016
61:2007
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