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1073:1.5
1068:5.6
1058:218
1053:136
1048:214
1033:230
1028:149
988:231
983:151
978:265
964:−33
959:−29
954:−31
949:−23
944:−10
919:−19
914:−24
909:−33
904:−29
869:2.4
864:1.2
804:5.1
799:7.8
794:7.5
789:3.8
784:0.9
754:1.5
739:1.9
734:8.1
719:6.8
714:3.8
684:4.3
669:5.1
649:9.8
644:6.7
639:0.8
609:4.5
604:4.2
599:7.2
569:8.6
564:5.8
559:6.1
554:6.5
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1063:86
1023:53
1018:53
1013:32
1008:33
1003:45
998:30
993:98
939:−2
934:−5
929:−6
924:−9
544:26
539:14
534:13
529:20
524:25
519:26
514:26
509:25
504:21
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