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430:1980s
22:are
1262:LLRC
1066:LTTE
927:Navy
864:Army
567:TMVP
562:EPDP
511:TELO
501:EROS
491:ENLF
475:list
392:LTTE
341:Navy
335:LRRP
331:Army
284:1981
279:1977
269:1958
264:1956
1495:at
1479:at
1448:at
1432:at
1416:at
1369:PTA
602:III
1514::
607:IV
185:^
143:^
43:.
30:.
1273:)
1269:(
477:)
473:(
337:)
333:(
224:e
217:t
210:v
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