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199:Season 4
195:Season 3
157:The Wire
133:Sergeant
62:" (2002)
32:The Wire
1158:Related
997:Butchie
982:Bubbles
927:Wallace
856:Lawyers
724:Seasons
456:Origins
440:Bubbles
363:⁄
107:Jaybird
977:Kenard
768:Police
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154:drama
122:Gender
74:(2008)
1128:Other
967:Snoop
352:black
130:Title
104:Alias
932:Poot
806:Herc
661:ISBN
507:and
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272:and
125:Male
112:Race
152:HBO
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