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1115:1998
1110:1993
1105:1986
1100:1979
1095:1963
1090:1961
1014:2021
865:and
807:3.67
770:0.55
750:1.04
578:coup
552:Lomé
536:Togo
401:2024
395:2018
382:2025
376:2020
73:2010
56:2003
201:RPT
186:RPT
135:UFC
130:RPT
1403::
869:.
451:/
437::
315::
1059:e
1052:t
1045:v
1016:.
690:%
523:e
516:t
509:v
67:)
20:)
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