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1125:1989β91
1119:1985β88
1113:1982β85
1107:1979β82
1101:1976β79
1095:1973β76
1089:1970β73
1083:1967β70
1077:1964β67
1071:1962β64
1065:1957β62
1053:1949β51
1044:1945β47
1038:1943β45
1032:1942β43
1026:1939β41
1020:1937β39
1014:1935β37
1008:1933β35
1002:1931β33
996:1929β31
990:1927β29
984:1925β27
978:1923β25
972:1921β23
954:1912β14
942:1907β10
908:1897β99
902:1895β97
893:1891β93
887:1889β91
881:1887β89
875:1885β87
869:1883β84
863:1882β83
857:1879β82
839:1873β75
833:1872β73
824:1867β69
818:1865β67
812:1863β65
806:1861β63
800:1859β61
794:1857β59
788:1855β57
782:1853β55
776:1851β53
770:1849β51
764:1848β49
758:1846β48
752:1844β46
746:1842β44
740:1840β42
731:1836β38
722:1832β34
716:1830β32
709:1828β30
703:1826β28
694:1822β24
688:1820β22
682:1818β20
664:1810β12
655:1806β08
627:1796β98
615:1790β92
609:1788β90
603:1786β88
594:1782β84
575:1776β78
554:1764β66
548:1762β64
536:1756β58
521:1748β50
512:1744β46
494:1736β37
482:1730β32
458:1718β20
449:1714β16
443:1712β13
421:1701β02
402:1699
393:1695β97
387:1693β95
360:1681β83
348:1675β77
321:1659β61
303:1648β51
294:1644β46
210:1602β03
185:1595β96
152:1580β83
143:1574β78
131:1571β72
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