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1106:1918
1103:1917
1100:1916
1096:1915
1091:1914
1086:1913
1081:1912
1076:1911
1071:1910
1066:1909
1061:1908
1056:1907
1051:1906
1046:1905
1041:1904
1036:1903
1031:1902
1026:1901
1021:1900
1016:1899
1011:1898
1006:1897
1001:1896
996:1895
991:1894
986:1893
981:1892
976:1891
971:1890
966:1889
961:1888
956:1887
951:1886
946:1885
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936:1883
931:1882
870:2024
848:2024
813:2024
637:QRFU
625:ORFU
477:Team
217:Golf
170:1889
155:Sumo
66:1892
61:1891
56:1890
50:1889
44:1888
39:1887
34:1886
766:No
595:53
570:39
545:28
517:102
495:PA
1677::
821:^
782:^
742:2
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690:21
542:14
520:5
492:PF
480:GP
903:e
896:t
889:v
872:.
850:.
815:.
592:7
589:0
586:2
583:0
580:2
567:2
564:0
561:1
558:0
555:1
539:0
536:1
533:1
530:2
514:0
511:0
508:3
505:3
489:T
486:L
483:W
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