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387:N/A
371:New
1553::
1367:15
1362:14
1357:12
1352:11
1347:10
1342:08
1337:07
1332:06
1327:04
1322:03
1317:02
1307:99
283:±%
279:%
144:±%
140:%
46:.
1539:e
1532:t
1525:v
1514:.
937:e
930:t
923:v
520:e
513:t
506:v
489:.
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