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1000:(1915)
992:(1913)
986:(1911)
980:(1907)
974:(1909)
966:(1904)
958:(1903)
949:Novels
893:(1948)
867:(1970)
859:(1965)
851:(1959)
843:(1956)
835:(1953)
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832:Shane
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