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1850:
1849:
1848:
1847:
1838:
1837:
1836:
1827:
1798:
1790:
1789:
1788:
1779:
1778:
1777:
1768:
1739:
1738:
1737:
1736:
1727:
1726:
1725:
1716:
1683:
1682:
1681:
1680:
1671:
1670:
1669:
1660:
1627:
1626:
1625:
1624:
1615:
1614:
1613:
1604:
1571:
1570:
1569:
1568:
1559:
1558:
1557:
1548:
1519:
1511:
1510:
1509:
1500:
1499:
1498:
1489:
1460:
1452:
1451:
1450:
1441:
1440:
1439:
1430:
1401:
1400:
1399:
1398:
1389:
1388:
1387:
1378:
1345:
1344:
1343:
1342:
1333:
1332:
1331:
1322:
1293:
1292:
1291:
1290:
1281:
1280:
1279:
1270:
1241:
1240:
1239:
1238:
1229:
1228:
1227:
1218:
1189:
1188:
1187:
1186:
1177:
1176:
1175:
1166:
1133:
1132:
1131:
1130:
1121:
1120:
1119:
1110:
1077:
1076:
1075:
1074:
1065:
1064:
1063:
1054:
1025:
1017:
1016:
1015:
1006:
1005:
1004:
995:
966:
965:
964:
963:
954:
953:
952:
943:
914:
913:
912:
911:
902:
901:
900:
891:
848:
845:
841:
834:
827:
820:
780:
779:
778:
755:
754:
753:
726:
725:
724:
701:
700:
699:
668:
667:
666:
650:
649:
648:
625:
624:
623:
600:
599:
598:
270:
261:
258:
209:
206:
203:
181:
179:
156:
144:
132:
131:
111:
104:
100:
97:
91:
89:
48:
24:
16:
3917:
3916:
3912:
3911:
3910:
3908:
3907:
3906:
3882:
3881:
3880:
3875:
3870:European Trophy
3848:
3822:
3780:
3775:
3745:
3740:
3717:
3648:
3594:Kalevi Numminen
3572:
3536:
3445:
3187:
3182:
3146:Meltzer, Bill.
3136:
3128:
3122:
3117:
3116:
3107:
3105:
3100:
3099:
3095:
3090:
3078:
3073:
3060:
3047:
3034:
3021:
3008:
2995:
2982:
2969:
2956:
2943:
2930:
2917:
2904:
2891:
2878:
2865:
2852:
2839:
2826:
2813:
2800:
2787:
2774:
2761:
2748:
2735:
2722:
2705:
2692:
2679:
2666:
2653:
2640:
2627:
2614:
2601:
2588:
2575:
2562:
2549:
2544:Mikael Granlund
2536:
2523:
2510:
2497:
2484:
2471:
2458:
2445:
2432:
2419:
2406:
2393:
2388:Jonas Andersson
2380:
2367:
2363:
2347:
2331:
2315:
2299:
2283:
2276:
2274:Retired numbers
2234:
2233:
2222:
2182:
2181:
2170:
2126:
2125:
2114:
2067:
2066:
2055:
2007:
2006:
1995:
1951:
1950:
1939:
1899:
1898:
1887:
1843:
1842:
1831:
1819:Nivala, Finland
1784:
1783:
1772:
1734:Olli Nikupeteri
1732:
1731:
1720:
1676:
1675:
1664:
1622:Michal Kovařčík
1620:
1619:
1608:
1566:Maxim Korpimäki
1564:
1563:
1552:
1505:
1504:
1493:
1481:Vantaa, Finland
1446:
1445:
1434:
1394:
1393:
1382:
1340:Viljami Juusola
1338:
1337:
1326:
1286:
1285:
1274:
1236:Julius Hermonen
1234:
1233:
1222:
1182:
1181:
1170:
1126:
1125:
1114:
1072:Victor Berglund
1070:
1069:
1058:
1011:
1010:
999:
959:
958:
947:
909:Arttu Alasiurua
907:
906:
895:
839:
838:
812:
807:
776:
751:
722:
697:
684:
664:
646:
641:
621:
596:
591:
570:
554:Lauri Marjamäki
537:
525:Juhani Tamminen
516:
500:Esko Nokelainen
457:Kari Suoraniemi
424:
388:
357:
352:
255:
247:Oulun Kärpät Oy
218:Tommi Virkkunen
207:
204:
201:
200:
177:
175:
152:
130:
127:
112:
101:
95:
92:
49:
47:
37:
25:
12:
11:
5:
3915:
3905:
3904:
3899:
3894:
3877:
3876:
3874:
3873:
3867:
3856:
3854:
3850:
3849:
3847:
3846:
3841:
3836:
3831:
3826:
3819:
3814:
3809:
3804:
3799:
3794:
3788:
3786:
3782:
3781:
3774:
3773:
3766:
3759:
3751:
3742:
3741:
3739:
3738:
3733:
3728:
3722:
3719:
3718:
3716:
3715:
3710:
3705:
3700:
3698:Naisten Mestis
3695:
3690:
3682:
3677:
3672:
3667:
3662:
3656:
3654:
3650:
3649:
3647:
3646:
3641:
3636:
3631:
3626:
3621:
3616:
3611:
3606:
3604:Matti Keinonen
3601:
3596:
3591:
3586:
3580:
3578:
3574:
3573:
3571:
3570:
3565:
3560:
3555:
3550:
3544:
3542:
3538:
3537:
3535:
3534:
3529:
3524:
3519:
3514:
3509:
3507:Lahti Pelicans
3504:
3499:
3494:
3489:
3484:
3479:
3474:
3469:
3464:
3459:
3453:
3451:
3447:
3446:
3444:
3443:
3438:
3433:
3428:
3423:
3418:
3413:
3408:
3403:
3398:
3393:
3388:
3383:
3378:
3373:
3368:
3363:
3358:
3353:
3348:
3343:
3338:
3333:
3328:
3323:
3318:
3313:
3308:
3303:
3298:
3293:
3288:
3283:
3278:
3273:
3268:
3263:
3258:
3253:
3248:
3243:
3238:
3233:
3228:
3223:
3218:
3213:
3208:
3203:
3197:
3195:
3189:
3188:
3181:
3180:
3173:
3166:
3158:
3152:
3151:
3144:
3139:
3131:
3121:
3120:External links
3118:
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3032:
3019:
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2993:
2980:
2977:Ilkka Sinisalo
2967:
2954:
2941:
2928:
2915:
2902:
2889:
2876:
2863:
2850:
2837:
2824:
2811:
2798:
2785:
2782:Janne Niinimaa
2772:
2759:
2746:
2743:Ross Lupaschuk
2733:
2730:Mikko Lehtonen
2720:
2713:Lasse Kukkonen
2703:
2690:
2677:
2674:Jere Karalahti
2664:
2651:
2638:
2625:
2622:Hannes Hyvönen
2612:
2599:
2586:
2573:
2560:
2547:
2534:
2531:Joonas Donskoi
2521:
2508:
2495:
2492:Evgeny Davydov
2482:
2469:
2456:
2443:
2430:
2427:Drew Bannister
2417:
2404:
2401:Johan Backlund
2391:
2378:
2364:
2362:
2359:
2358:
2357:
2341:
2325:
2309:
2293:
2291:Lasse Kukkonen
2275:
2272:
2269:
2268:
2259:
2254:
2251:
2248:
2243:
2230:
2219:
2213:
2212:
2207:
2202:
2199:
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2178:
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2160:
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2143:
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2063:
2052:
2046:
2045:
2032:
2027:
2024:
2021:
2016:
2003:
1992:
1986:
1985:
1976:
1971:
1968:
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1960:
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1924:
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1916:
1913:
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1895:
1884:
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1822:
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1757:
1752:
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1728:
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1711:
1710:
1701:
1696:
1693:
1690:
1685:
1672:
1661:
1655:
1654:
1652:Czech Republic
1645:
1640:
1637:
1634:
1629:
1616:
1605:
1599:
1598:
1589:
1584:
1581:
1578:
1573:
1560:
1549:
1543:
1542:
1540:Vaasa, Finland
1537:
1532:
1529:
1526:
1521:
1507:Miika Koivisto
1501:
1490:
1484:
1483:
1478:
1473:
1470:
1467:
1462:
1442:
1431:
1425:
1424:
1419:
1414:
1411:
1408:
1403:
1390:
1379:
1373:
1372:
1363:
1358:
1355:
1352:
1347:
1334:
1323:
1317:
1316:
1311:
1306:
1303:
1300:
1295:
1282:
1271:
1265:
1264:
1259:
1254:
1251:
1248:
1243:
1230:
1219:
1213:
1212:
1207:
1202:
1199:
1196:
1191:
1184:Ville Heikkala
1178:
1167:
1161:
1160:
1151:
1146:
1143:
1140:
1135:
1122:
1111:
1105:
1104:
1095:
1090:
1087:
1084:
1079:
1066:
1055:
1049:
1048:
1043:
1038:
1035:
1032:
1027:
1007:
996:
990:
989:
984:
979:
976:
973:
968:
955:
944:
938:
937:
932:
927:
924:
921:
916:
903:
892:
886:
885:
882:
879:
876:
867:
862:
859:
854:
837:
836:
829:
822:
814:
813:
811:
810:Current roster
808:
806:
803:
802:
801:
795:
786:
785:
763:
762:
738:
737:
728:Runner-up (2):
709:
708:
703:Runner-up (1):
683:
680:
679:
678:
660:
640:
637:
636:
635:
634:
633:
614:
613:
590:
587:
569:
566:
541:Lahti Pelicans
536:
533:
515:
512:
464:1981–82 season
437:Pekka Arbelius
432:1979–80 season
428:Mikko Leinonen
423:
420:
400:1976–77 season
396:first division
387:
384:
371:1960, against
356:
353:
351:
348:
338:team based in
315:
314:
281:
277:
276:
272:
271:
263:
262:
253:
249:
248:
245:
244:Parent club(s)
241:
240:
235:
231:
230:
228:Ville Mäntymaa
225:
221:
220:
215:
211:
210:
197:
193:
192:
187:
183:
182:
172:
168:
167:
162:
158:
157:
150:
146:
145:
137:
136:
128:
114:
113:
55:"Oulun Kärpät"
28:
26:
19:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
3914:
3903:
3900:
3898:
3895:
3893:
3892:Sport in Oulu
3890:
3889:
3887:
3871:
3868:
3865:
3861:
3858:
3857:
3855:
3851:
3845:
3842:
3840:
3837:
3835:
3832:
3830:
3827:
3825:
3820:
3818:
3815:
3813:
3810:
3808:
3805:
3803:
3800:
3798:
3795:
3793:
3790:
3789:
3787:
3783:
3779:
3772:
3767:
3765:
3760:
3758:
3753:
3752:
3749:
3737:
3734:
3732:
3729:
3727:
3724:
3723:
3720:
3714:
3711:
3709:
3706:
3704:
3701:
3699:
3696:
3694:
3693:Naisten Liiga
3691:
3689:
3686:
3683:
3681:
3678:
3676:
3675:3. Divisioona
3673:
3671:
3670:2. Divisioona
3668:
3666:
3663:
3661:
3658:
3657:
3655:
3651:
3645:
3642:
3640:
3637:
3635:
3634:Lasse Oksanen
3632:
3630:
3627:
3625:
3622:
3620:
3617:
3615:
3612:
3610:
3607:
3605:
3602:
3600:
3597:
3595:
3592:
3590:
3587:
3585:
3582:
3581:
3579:
3575:
3569:
3566:
3564:
3561:
3559:
3556:
3554:
3551:
3549:
3546:
3545:
3543:
3539:
3533:
3530:
3528:
3525:
3523:
3520:
3518:
3515:
3513:
3510:
3508:
3505:
3503:
3500:
3498:
3495:
3493:
3490:
3488:
3485:
3483:
3480:
3478:
3477:JYP Jyväskylä
3475:
3473:
3470:
3468:
3465:
3463:
3460:
3458:
3455:
3454:
3452:
3448:
3442:
3439:
3437:
3434:
3432:
3429:
3427:
3424:
3422:
3419:
3417:
3414:
3412:
3409:
3407:
3404:
3402:
3399:
3397:
3394:
3392:
3389:
3387:
3384:
3382:
3379:
3377:
3374:
3372:
3369:
3367:
3364:
3362:
3359:
3357:
3354:
3352:
3349:
3347:
3344:
3342:
3339:
3337:
3334:
3332:
3329:
3327:
3324:
3322:
3319:
3317:
3314:
3312:
3309:
3307:
3304:
3302:
3299:
3297:
3294:
3292:
3289:
3287:
3284:
3282:
3279:
3277:
3274:
3272:
3269:
3267:
3264:
3262:
3259:
3257:
3254:
3252:
3249:
3247:
3244:
3242:
3239:
3237:
3234:
3232:
3229:
3227:
3224:
3222:
3219:
3217:
3214:
3212:
3209:
3207:
3204:
3202:
3199:
3198:
3196:
3194:
3190:
3186:
3179:
3174:
3172:
3167:
3165:
3160:
3159:
3156:
3149:
3145:
3143:
3140:
3135:
3132:
3127:
3124:
3123:
3103:
3097:
3093:
3083:
3080:
3079:
3069:
3064:
3059:
3056:
3051:
3046:
3043:
3038:
3033:
3030:
3025:
3020:
3017:
3016:Kai Suikkanen
3012:
3007:
3004:
3003:Jozef Stümpel
2999:
2994:
2991:
2986:
2981:
2978:
2973:
2968:
2965:
2964:Denis Shvidki
2960:
2955:
2952:
2947:
2942:
2939:
2934:
2929:
2926:
2921:
2916:
2913:
2908:
2903:
2900:
2895:
2890:
2887:
2882:
2877:
2874:
2869:
2864:
2861:
2860:Joni Pitkänen
2856:
2851:
2848:
2843:
2838:
2835:
2834:Lasse Pirjetä
2830:
2825:
2822:
2821:Janne Pesonen
2817:
2812:
2809:
2804:
2799:
2796:
2791:
2786:
2783:
2778:
2773:
2770:
2769:Zdeněk Nedvěd
2765:
2760:
2757:
2752:
2747:
2744:
2739:
2734:
2731:
2726:
2721:
2718:
2714:
2709:
2704:
2701:
2696:
2691:
2688:
2683:
2678:
2675:
2670:
2665:
2662:
2661:Jussi Jokinen
2657:
2652:
2649:
2644:
2639:
2636:
2631:
2626:
2623:
2618:
2613:
2610:
2605:
2600:
2597:
2592:
2587:
2584:
2583:Jeff Hamilton
2579:
2574:
2571:
2570:Niklas Hagman
2566:
2561:
2558:
2553:
2548:
2545:
2540:
2535:
2532:
2527:
2522:
2519:
2514:
2509:
2506:
2501:
2496:
2493:
2488:
2483:
2480:
2475:
2470:
2467:
2462:
2457:
2454:
2449:
2444:
2441:
2436:
2431:
2428:
2423:
2418:
2415:
2410:
2405:
2402:
2397:
2392:
2389:
2384:
2379:
2376:
2375:Sebastian Aho
2371:
2366:
2365:
2356:
2355:Jari Viuhkola
2351:
2345:
2342:
2340:
2335:
2329:
2326:
2324:
2319:
2313:
2310:
2308:
2307:Ilkka Mikkola
2303:
2297:
2294:
2292:
2287:
2281:
2278:
2277:
2267:
2263:
2260:
2258:
2255:
2252:
2249:
2247:
2237:
2236:Sisu Yliniemi
2226:
2220:
2215:
2214:
2211:
2208:
2206:
2203:
2200:
2197:
2195:
2185:
2174:
2168:
2163:
2162:
2159:
2155:
2152:
2150:
2147:
2144:
2141:
2139:
2129:
2118:
2112:
2107:
2106:
2103:
2100:
2098:
2095:
2092:
2089:
2087:
2079:
2078:
2070:
2069:Teemu Turunen
2059:
2053:
2048:
2047:
2044:
2040:
2036:
2033:
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3687:
3644:Unto Wiitala
3609:Raimo Kilpiö
3584:Kanada-malja
3541:Former teams
3517:Vaasan Sport
3497:Oulun Kärpät
3496:
3487:Kiekko-Espoo
3137:(in Finnish)
3129:(in Finnish)
3106:. Retrieved
3096:
3029:Petr Tenkrát
2899:Mika Pyörälä
2873:Tomáš Plíhal
2756:Ivan Majesky
2716:
2687:Lukáš Kašpar
2635:Kari Jalonen
2557:Kari Haakana
2518:Jason Demers
2479:Toni Dahlman
2466:Daniel Corso
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412:Kari Jalonen
404:debut season
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135:Oulun Kärpät
124:Porin Kärpät
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38:Please help
33:verification
30:
3897:Liiga teams
3872:(2010–2013)
3665:Suomi-sarja
3614:Urpo Ylönen
3568:TUTO Hockey
3532:Porin Ässät
3070:(2009–2010)
3055:Kyle Turris
3044:(2001–2002)
2992:(2003–2004)
2979:(1993–1994)
2927:(2009–2011)
2914:(2003–2005)
2912:Pekka Rinne
2875:(2012–2013)
2862:(2000–2003)
2823:(2001–2008)
2797:(2014–2016)
2758:(2006–2007)
2745:(2006–2007)
2702:(2010–2011)
2700:Kamil Kreps
2689:(2009–2010)
2650:(2008–2009)
2611:(2011–2016)
2585:(2001–2002)
2533:(2009–2015)
2520:(2012–2013)
2481:(2008–2009)
2468:(2008–2009)
2453:Andy Chiodo
2429:(2002–2003)
2416:(2002–2006)
2403:(2012–2013)
2390:(2008–2009)
2377:(2014–2016)
2154:Hämeenlinna
1901:Arttu Paaso
1366:Kirkkonummi
884:Birthplace
767:Tampere Cup
562:Frölunda HC
462:Before the
402:. In their
355:Early years
332:Kärpät Oulu
3886:Categories
3639:Jari Kurri
3108:2024-09-23
3088:References
3042:Tim Thomas
2990:Brad Smyth
2925:Pavel Rosa
2847:Esa Pirnes
2505:Jason Dawe
2361:NHL alumni
2262:Haukipudas
2009:Ben Tardif
1648:Nový Jičín
1592:Hämeenkyrö
639:Runners-up
336:ice hockey
326:for "Oulu
224:Head coach
186:Home arena
66:newspapers
3688:(defunct)
3558:Jokipojat
3321:1999–2000
2609:Ivan Huml
881:Acquired
589:Champions
390:When the
96:June 2015
3685:SM-sarja
3076:See also
1871:Hyvinkää
671:SM-liiga
653:SM-liiga
603:SM-liiga
392:SM-liiga
377:Helsinki
3864:2008–09
3853:Related
3844:2024–25
3839:2023–24
3834:2022–23
3829:2021–22
3823:2020–21
3817:2019–20
3812:2018–19
3807:2017–18
3802:2016–17
3797:2015–16
3792:2014–15
3785:Seasons
3553:Jokerit
3522:Tappara
3441:2023–24
3436:2022–23
3431:2021–22
3426:2020–21
3421:2019–20
3416:2018–19
3411:2017–18
3406:2016–17
3401:2015–16
3396:2014–15
3391:2013–14
3386:2012–13
3381:2011–12
3376:2010–11
3371:2009–10
3366:2008–09
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3356:2006–07
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3341:2003–04
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3326:2000–01
3316:1998–99
3311:1997–98
3306:1996–97
3301:1995–96
3296:1994–95
3291:1993–94
3286:1992–93
3281:1991–92
3276:1990–91
3271:1989–90
3266:1988–89
3261:1987–88
3256:1986–87
3251:1985–86
3246:1984–85
3241:1983–84
3236:1982–83
3231:1981–82
3226:1980–81
3221:1979–80
3216:1978–79
3211:1977–78
3206:1976–77
3201:1975–76
3193:Seasons
2717:present
2346:
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2266:Finland
2158:Finland
2074: (
1875:Finland
1791: (
1596:Finland
1512: (
1453: (
1370:Finland
1018: (
861:Player
805:Players
568:Honours
508:Jokerit
504:1988–89
496:1987–88
492:1986–87
488:1985–86
484:1984–85
480:1983–84
448:Tappara
444:1980–81
408:1978–79
350:History
328:Ermines
324:Finnish
252:Website
234:Captain
196:Colours
176: (
171:Founded
80:scholar
3660:Mestis
3563:Koovee
3527:HC TPS
3492:KooKoo
3057:(2012)
3005:(2012)
2966:(2009)
2953:(2010)
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2494:(2001)
2455:(2008)
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161:League
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3482:KalPa
3467:Ilves
3185:Liiga
521:KalPa
365:bandy
344:Liiga
165:Liiga
87:JSTOR
73:books
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3457:HIFK
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1361:2024
1309:2023
1257:2016
1205:2021
1149:2024
1093:2023
1041:2022
982:2021
930:2024
878:Age
833:edit
826:talk
819:view
784:2003
760:2007
735:2006
731:2005
706:2016
529:TuTo
486:and
340:Oulu
312:2018
308:2015
304:2014
300:2008
296:2007
292:2005
288:2004
284:1981
178:1946
174:1946
154:Oulu
149:City
59:news
3548:FPS
3462:HPK
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2201:27
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1970:27
1918:22
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857:Nat
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373:HJK
259:.fi
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2090:L
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2050:77
2041:,
2037:,
2023:L
2019:LW
1990:27
1981:,
1967:R
1934:26
1915:L
1882:25
1873:,
1859:R
1826:62
1807:L
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1748:L
1744:LW
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1692:R
1659:37
1650:,
1636:R
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1547:80
1528:L
1488:52
1469:L
1410:L
1377:33
1368:,
1354:L
1321:39
1302:R
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1217:59
1198:L
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1142:R
1138:RW
1109:91
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