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Tier 1 - The best starting hands.
• Ace-Ace
• King-King
• Ace-King suited
• Queen-Queen
• Jack-Jack
Tier 2- Other very strong starting hands.
• Ace-Queen, Ace-Jack, Ace-10 all suited
• Ace-King
• King-Queen suited
• 10-10
• Ace-10, King-Jack, Queen-Jack, Jack-10 all suited
• Ace-Queen, Ace-Jack
• 9-9
• King-Queen
• King-10, Queen-10 suited
Tier 3- Hands that are playable in most positions, but not as
strong as the above.
• 8-8
• Jack-9, 10-9 both suited
• 7-7
• 9-8, 8-7 both suited
• Ace with any other suited card
• King-Jack, Queen-Jack, Jack-10
Tier 4- Decent hands that are best played sparingly and in
late position.
• Any low pair (e.g. pairs below 7)
• Connected suited cards, such as 7-6, 5-4, 4-3
• Ace-10, King-10, Queen-10
• King-9, Jack-8 both suited
Any hand not mentioned is generally regarded as a weak hand and should only be
played in situations where you have an advantage on your opponent. Example:
Late position with no callers against the blinds or against weak players.
TEXAS HOLD'EM PRE-FLOP GUIDE
This chart will help you decide whether to call (C), fold (F), raise (R), or
re-raise (RR) the blinds depending on your position at the table. For example,
if you are dealt AXs ('X' represents any card not mentioned in the deck; 's'
means the two cards are the same suit) and are in late position and someone has
raised; the proper move would be fold (F).
LEGEND
NR - No Raise
R - Raise
RR - Re-Raise
C- Call
F - Fold
X - Any cards - Same suit
CK - Check
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Early Position
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Middle Position
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Late Position
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Small Blind
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Big Blind
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NR
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R
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RR
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NR
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R
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RR
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NR
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R
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RR
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NR
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R
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RR
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NR
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R
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RR
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AA, KK, QQ
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R
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R
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RR
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R
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R
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RR
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R
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R
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RR
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R
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R
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RR
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R
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R
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RR
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AKs, AK
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R
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R
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RR
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R
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R
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RR
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R
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R
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RR
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R
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R
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RR
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R
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R
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RR
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AQs, AQ
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R
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R
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C
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R
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R
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C
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R
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R
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C
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R
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R
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C
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R
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R
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C
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AJs
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R
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C
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C
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R
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C
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C
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R
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R
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C
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R
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R
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C
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R
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R
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C
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JJ
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C
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C
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C
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C
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C
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C
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R
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C
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C
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R
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C
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C
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R
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C
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C
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TT
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C
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C
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F
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C
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C
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F
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R
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C
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C
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R
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C
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C
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R
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C
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99
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C
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C
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F
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C
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C
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F
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C
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C
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F
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C
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C
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F
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CK
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C
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F
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88, 77
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C
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C
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F
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C
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C
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F
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C
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C
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F
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C
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C
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F
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CK
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C
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F
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66, 22
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C
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F
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F
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C
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F
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F
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C
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F
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F
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C
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C
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F
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CK
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C
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F
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ATs
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C
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F
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F
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C
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F
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F
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C
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F
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F
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C
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C
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C
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CK
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C
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C
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AJ
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C
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F
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F
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C
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F
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F
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C
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F
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F
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C
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F
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F
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CK
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C
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F
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AT
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F
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F
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F
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C
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F
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F
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C
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F
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F
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C
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F
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F
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CK
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C
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F
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A9s, A8s, A7s
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C
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F
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F
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C
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F
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F
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C
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F
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F
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C
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F
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F
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CK
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C
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F
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A9, A8
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F
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F
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F
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F
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F
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F
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F
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F
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F
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C
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F
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F
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CK
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F
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F
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AXs
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F
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F
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F
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C
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F
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F
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C
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F
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F
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C
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F
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F
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CK
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C
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F
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AX
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F
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F
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F
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F
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F
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F
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F
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F
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F
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C
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F
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F
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CK
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F
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F
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KQs
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C
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C
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F
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C
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C
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F
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C
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C
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C
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C
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C
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C
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CK
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C
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C
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KQ
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F
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F
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F
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C
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F
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F
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C
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F
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F
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C
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F
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F
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CK
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C
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F
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KJs
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C
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F
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F
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C
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F
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F
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C
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F
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F
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C
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C
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F
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CK
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C
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F
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KJ
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F
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F
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F
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F
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F
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F
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C
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F
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F
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C
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F
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F
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CK
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C
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F
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KTs
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F
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F
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F
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C
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F
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F
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C
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F
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F
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C
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F
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F
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CK
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C
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F
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KT
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F
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F
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F
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F
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F
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F
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C
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F
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F
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C
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F
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F
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CK
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C
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F
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KXs
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F
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F
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F
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F
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F
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F
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C
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F
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F
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C
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F
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F
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CK
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C
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F
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QJs
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C
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F
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F
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C
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F
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F
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C
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C
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F
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C
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C
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F
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CK
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C
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F
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QTs
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F
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F
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F
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C
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F
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F
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C
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F
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F
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C
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F
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F
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CK
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C
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F
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QJ, QT
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F
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F
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F
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F
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F
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F
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C
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F
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F
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C
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F
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F
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CK
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C
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F
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Q9s
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F
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F
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F
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F
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F
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F
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C
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F
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F
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C
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F
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F
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CK
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C
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F
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QXs
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F
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F
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F
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F
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F
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F
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F
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F
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F
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C
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F
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F
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CK
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C
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F
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JTs
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F
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F
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F
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C
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F
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F
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C
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F
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F
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C
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F
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F
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CK
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C
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F
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JT
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F
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F
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F
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F
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F
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F
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C
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F
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F
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C
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F
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F
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CK
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C
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F
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J9s
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F
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F
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F
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C
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F
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F
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C
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F
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F
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C
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F
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F
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CK
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C
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F
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J8s, J7s
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F
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F
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F
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F
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F
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F
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F
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F
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F
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C
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F
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F
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CK
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C
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F
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T9s, 98s
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F
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F
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F
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C
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F
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F
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C
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F
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F
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C
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F
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F
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CK
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C
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F
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T8s
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F
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F
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F
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F
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F
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F
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C
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F
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F
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C
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F
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F
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CK
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C
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F
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T7s
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F
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F
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F
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F
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F
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F
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F
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F
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F
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C
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F
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F
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CK
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F
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F
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98
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F
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F
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F
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F
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F
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F
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F
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F
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F
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C
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F
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F
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CK
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C
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F
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97s
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F
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F
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F
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F
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F
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F
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F
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F
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F
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C
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F
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F
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CK
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F
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F
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87s
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F
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F
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F
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F
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F
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F
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F
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F
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F
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C
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F
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F
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CK
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F
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F
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87,76,65
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F
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F
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F
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F
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F
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F
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F
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F
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F
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C
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F
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F
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CK
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F
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F
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86s,76s,75s,65s,64s,54s
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F
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F
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F
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F
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F
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F
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F
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F
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F
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C
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F
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F
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CK
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F
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F
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76,65
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F
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F
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F
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F
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F
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F
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F
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F
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F
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C
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F
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F
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CK
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F
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F
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