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Engine Dating Guide
Please note that this dating guide is meant to be only a rough
guide as the numbers are derived from when each model was in production.
It is assumed that there was a constant rate of production during
that time.
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Serial No.
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Model
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Year
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From
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To
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Pre-Style 1
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1909 - 1911
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?
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?
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Style 1
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1910 - 1914
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?
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?
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Style 2
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1914 - 1920
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?
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?
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Style 3
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1920 - 1925
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?
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?
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Style 4
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1925 - ?
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?
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?
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Horizontal
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Approx 1922 - 1925
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?
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?
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Pre-WD
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Approx 1923 - 1937
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?
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?
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WD
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1943
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3003
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3887
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1944
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3888
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6107
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1945
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6108
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6550
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WD2
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1945
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7000
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10542
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1946
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10543
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14791
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1947
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14792
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19040
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1948
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19041
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23289
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1949
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23290
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24004
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WD8
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1949
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24005
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26255
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1950
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26256
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28955
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1951
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28956
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31655
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1952
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31656
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34355
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1953
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34356
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37055
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1954
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37056
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39755
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1955
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39756
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42455
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1956
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42456
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45155
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1957
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45156
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47855
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1958
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47856
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50555
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1959
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50556
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53255
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1960
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53256
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55955
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1960
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55956
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60650
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WD9
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1961
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60651
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60874
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1962
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60875
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63551
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1963
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63552
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66227
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1964
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66228
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68903
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1965
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68904
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71579
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1966
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71580
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74255
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1967
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74256
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76931
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1968
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76932
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79607
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1969
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79608
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82283
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1970
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82284
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84959
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1971
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84960
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87635
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1972
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87636
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90258
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WLB1
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1946
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100
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120
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1947
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121
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361
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1948
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362
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600
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1949
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601
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791
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WLB8 / 9
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1949
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792
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1357
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1950
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1358
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3367
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1951
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3368
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5377
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1952
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5378
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7387
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1953
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7388
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9397
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1954
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9398
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11407
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1955
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11408
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13417
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1956
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13418
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15427
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1957
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15428
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17437
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1958
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17438
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19447
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1959
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19448
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21457
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1960
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21458
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23467
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1961
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23468
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25277
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1962
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25478
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27487
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1963
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27488
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29497
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1964
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29498
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31507
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1965
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31508
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33571
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1966
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33518
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35527
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1967
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35528
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37537
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1968
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37538
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39547
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1969
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39548
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41557
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1970
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41558
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43566
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1971
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43567
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45577
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1972
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45578
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47020
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Air Cooled
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1954
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1000
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1444
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1955
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1445
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1888
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1956
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1889
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2332
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1957
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2333
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2776
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1958
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2777
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3220
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1959
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3221
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3664
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1960
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3665
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4108
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1961
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4109
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4552
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1962
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4553
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4996
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1963
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4997
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5440
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1964
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5441
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5884
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1965
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5885
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6328
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1966
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6329
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6772
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1967
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6773
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7216
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1968
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7217
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7660
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1969
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7661
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8104
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1970
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8105
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8548
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1971
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8549
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8992
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1972
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8993
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9436
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1973
|
9437
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9880
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1974
|
9881
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10124
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1975
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10125
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10322
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