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476:strike
450:Ushant
379:France
207:Length
186:1,823
62:France
919:1 May
778:Notes
739:Héros
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442:Brest
440:left
420:livre
416:livre
412:livre
359:Héros
230:Depth
1267:ISBN
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1165:2017
921:2013
885:ISBN
597:and
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467:and
335:HMS
222:Beam
156:Fate
138:Name
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251:650
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