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1330:37°47′N
1109:Germans
929:Germans
878:Trieste
867:Herring
856:Bologna
836:Tombola
804:Gemmano
631:Baytown
593:Fustian
572:Animals
565:Barclay
462:Fustian
427:Barclay
413:Animals
400:Prelude
237:Germany
80:scholar
1103:Battle
960:. The
921:Sicily
917:Troina
843:Bowler
829:Encore
794:Rimini
775:Ancona
750:Diadem
729:Rapido
724:Ortona
663:Naples
611:Troina
480:Troina
469:Inland
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186:Result
175:Sicily
171:Troina
147:Troina
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1261:Notes
850:Roast
739:Anzio
669:Devon
657:Achse
251:Italy
179:Italy
87:JSTOR
73:books
1115:, a
962:Axis
895:The
780:Elba
719:Moro
606:Gela
475:Gela
158:Date
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