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315:influence.
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1579:Categories
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1458:Washington
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362:Canebrake
256:Faunsdale
133:Faunsdale
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1268:Escambia
1238:Crenshaw
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1178:Chambers
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1403:Pickens
1363:Marengo
1358:Madison
1348:Lowndes
1313:Jackson
1308:Houston
1278:Fayette
1243:Cullman
1223:Conecuh
1218:Colbert
1193:Choctaw
1188:Chilton
1173:Calhoun
1163:Bullock
1148:Barbour
1143:Baldwin
1138:Autauga
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1428:Shelby
1393:Morgan
1383:Monroe
1378:Mobile
1368:Marion
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