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620:2010
458:2019
430:2019
402:2019
347:2018
117:Died
100:Born
48:for
26:Hon.
1181:(7)
940:(5)
881:(9)
832:(7)
202:Dr
1402::
609:.
466:^
447:.
419:.
391:.
369:^
28:Dr
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1362:(
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701::
687:→
682:)
661:←
653:e
646:t
639:v
622:.
460:.
432:.
404:.
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177:,
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