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444:Coldstream
437:Hallowe'en
429:Blackadder
421:Cutty Sark
389:Lammermuir
370:Whiteadder
352:Lauderdale
345:Lammermuir
320:Saint Abbs
272:Sunderland
244:wool trade
219:Cutty Sark
199:Chief Mate
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109:Key people
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377:The Tweed
248:Australia
236:tea trade
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468:Taitsing
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402:Borderer
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238:between
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183:Eyemouth
164:historic
160:clippers
120:Products
65:Shipping
62:Industry
462:Sumatra
408:Dharwar
396:Zenobia
382:Punjaub
364:Albuera
308:Whampoa
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78:Founder
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152:London
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475:Motto
450:Jumna
332:Merse
254:Ships
246:with
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232:ships
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