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1042:16.6
1037:18.3
1032:17.2
1027:15.6
1022:12.7
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863:9.57
819:−2.8
814:−2.8
799:12.8
794:15.6
789:15.6
784:12.6
764:−2.0
759:−1.6
749:14.6
739:12.7
734:16.2
729:19.7
724:23.0
719:22.5
714:19.8
709:15.6
704:11.7
679:17.3
674:11.8
669:15.0
664:18.8
659:22.6
654:26.3
649:25.8
644:22.9
639:18.5
634:14.4
629:11.8
624:10.1
619:10.0
609:20.1
604:13.6
599:17.4
594:21.4
589:25.5
584:29.6
579:29.6
574:26.1
569:21.4
564:17.0
559:14.3
554:12.6
549:12.4
539:38.6
534:19.0
529:23.0
524:29.2
519:34.0
514:38.6
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499:30.6
494:26.8
489:21.6
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809:2.8
804:8.2
779:8.8
774:0.0
769:0.8
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