WATER-QUALITY RECORDS
LOCATION.--Lat 40°44'17", long 108°52'49", in NE14SE14 sec.17, T.9 N., R.102 W., Moffat County. Hydrologic Unit 14040106, in Dinousaur National Monument, 0.83 mi upstream from the Lodore Ranger Station, and 18 mi west of Greystone.
DRAINAGE AREA.--Not determined.
PERIOD OF RECORD.--May 1998 to current year. For a complete listing of historical data available for this site, see http://waterdata.usgs.gov/co/nwis/inventory/?site_no=404417108524900
PERIOD OF DAILY RECORD.--
WATER TEMPERATURE: June 2002 to current year.
INSTRUMENTATION.--Water-temperature sensor with satellite telemetry since June 2002.
REMARKS.--Daily record of water temperature is excellent. Natural flow regulated by Flaming Gorge Reservoir. Upstream diversions for an unknown amount of irrigation.
EXTREMES FOR PERIOD OF DAILY RECORD.--
WATER TEMPERATURE: Maximum, 26.1°C, July 13, 2002; minimum, 0.0°C, on many days in 2003.
EXTREMES FOR CURRENT YEAR.--
WATER TEMPERATURE: Maximum, 25.6°C, July 23; minimum, 0.0°C, on many days.
Temperature, water, degrees Celsius
WATER YEAR OCTOBER 2001 TO SEPTEMBER 2002
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23.7
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18.0
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21.0
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21.6
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16.8
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19.5
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21.0
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14.4
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17.7
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23.4
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17.7
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20.7
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20.2
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17.8
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18.8
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21.5
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15.0
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18.4
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21.2
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18.2
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19.6
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22.2
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16.6
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18.9
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19.5
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15.5
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17.3
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23.0
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17.4
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20.2
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22.7
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17.0
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19.9
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20.1
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14.3
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17.2
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22.9
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18.0
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20.8
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22.1
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17.7
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19.9
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20.5
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15.6
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18.1
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25.0
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17.8
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21.3
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21.9
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18.1
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19.9
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19.9
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16.2
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18.0
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24.8
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18.3
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21.6
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20.3
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16.8
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18.5
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18.5
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16.1
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17.3
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25.3
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19.1
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22.2
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22.2
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16.6
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19.1
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18.1
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15.4
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16.6
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25.3
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18.9
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22.2
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21.8
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14.3
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18.0
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19.3
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13.6
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16.4
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25.6
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18.9
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22.3
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21.9
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14.3
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18.2
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19.8
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14.0
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17.1
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25.3
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18.1
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21.8
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22.1
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15.5
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19.0
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18.5
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15.0
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16.3
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25.7
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18.2
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22.1
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21.2
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16.2
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18.7
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15.8
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13.9
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14.8
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26.1
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19.0
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22.6
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21.5
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14.7
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18.2
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18.3
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13.0
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15.7
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25.8
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19.5
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22.7
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22.4
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15.9
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19.1
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19.8
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13.5
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16.7
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25.8
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18.8
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22.1
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22.9
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15.5
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19.2
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19.3
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14.3
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17.1
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25.7
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18.7
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22.0
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21.8
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16.1
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19.0
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19.4
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14.2
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16.9
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25.1
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19.1
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22.0
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21.0
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15.1
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18.2
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17.0
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14.1
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15.8
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24.5
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19.0
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21.8
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21.3
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15.5
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18.3
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15.6
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13.3
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14.4
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21.3
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22.8
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18.8
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20.7
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21.3
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15.3
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18.3
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16.0
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11.3
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13.9
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22.8
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16.9
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19.8
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20.8
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17.6
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19.1
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21.9
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17.4
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19.5
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17.5
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11.8
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14.9
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20.5
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16.4
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18.6
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23.7
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16.6
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20.0
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21.9
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16.8
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19.3
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17.0
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12.5
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14.8
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21.0
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16.2
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18.6
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23.5
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17.9
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21.1
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21.9
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15.9
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19.0
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17.4
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11.0
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14.3
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22.9
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15.9
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19.4
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22.4
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18.9
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20.6
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20.8
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15.6
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18.3
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17.9
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11.8
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15.0
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24.1
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17.2
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20.8
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21.5
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16.3
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19.1
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21.8
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15.7
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18.7
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16.6
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12.3
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14.7
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24.0
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18.3
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21.3
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20.7
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17.2
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19.1
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21.1
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15.3
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18.5
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15.2
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12.7
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14.0
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22.2
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18.6
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20.7
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20.7
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16.9
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19.0
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21.2
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15.0
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18.2
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16.8
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11.7
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14.2
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22.0
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16.8
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19.6
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19.5
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16.1
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18.0
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21.5
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15.7
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18.5
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16.4
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11.3
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14.1
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23.3
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17.4
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20.4
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21.1
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14.8
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17.9
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21.5
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15.1
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18.3
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16.2
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12.3
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14.4
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23.5
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17.7
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20.6
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23.4
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15.6
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19.3
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19.3
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15.2
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16.7
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15.3
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12.4
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13.8
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23.5
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17.2
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20.5
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24.4
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17.1
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20.8
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19.4
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13.1
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16.3
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15.6
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11.7
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13.5
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23.5
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18.2
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21.0
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19.9
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14.9
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17.5
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26.1
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14.8
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20.8
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22.9
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13.1
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18.6
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21.5
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11.0
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15.8
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Temperature, water, degrees Celsius-continued
WATER YEAR OCTOBER 2002 TO SEPTEMBER 2003
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15.0
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11.6
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13.3
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5.2
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1.8
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3.5
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5.1
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1.7
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3.5
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2.4
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0.1
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1.1
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13.6
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10.1
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11.9
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4.9
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2.2
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3.7
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4.8
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2.0
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3.6
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1.1
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0.0
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0.5
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12.7
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10.4
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11.4
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4.9
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0.8
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3.1
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4.5
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1.6
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3.3
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2.3
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0.0
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1.2
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12.8
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9.6
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11.1
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5.1
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1.3
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3.3
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4.5
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2.5
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3.7
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2.2
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0.2
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1.3
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14.6
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10.5
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12.3
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6.0
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1.9
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4.1
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5.0
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3.0
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4.1
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2.1
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0.2
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1.2
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14.4
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9.6
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12.1
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6.8
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2.6
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4.9
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5.3
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3.3
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4.4
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3.2
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0.7
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2.0
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15.5
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10.2
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12.9
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7.0
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3.2
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5.1
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4.0
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2.0
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3.1
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2.7
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0.1
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1.4
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15.6
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10.5
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13.2
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7.2
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4.2
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5.7
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3.5
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0.8
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2.3
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1.1
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0.0
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0.5
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15.1
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10.2
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12.9
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6.9
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4.6
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6.0
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2.9
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0.1
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1.8
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0.5
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0.0
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0.2
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13.8
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10.0
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12.3
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5.6
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3.3
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4.4
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2.0
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0.0
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1.1
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0.3
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0.1
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0.1
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12.6
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10.1
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11.3
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6.1
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3.2
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4.6
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2.3
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0.0
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1.1
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1.5
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0.0
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0.6
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11.8
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7.2
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9.6
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5.6
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1.7
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3.9
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3.8
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1.5
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2.6
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2.6
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0.0
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1.2
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11.9
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6.6
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9.4
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5.4
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3.8
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4.8
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3.5
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1.0
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2.5
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2.6
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0.2
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1.6
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12.2
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7.1
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9.8
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5.7
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3.9
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4.7
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3.2
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1.0
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2.4
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2.2
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0.1
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1.4
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12.5
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7.4
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10.1
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5.6
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2.8
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4.3
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4.2
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2.0
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2.9
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2.0
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0.5
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1.3
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12.8
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7.9
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10.4
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4.6
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2.1
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3.5
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2.7
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0.4
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1.8
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2.1
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0.0
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0.9
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12.6
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7.6
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10.3
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3.6
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1.8
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2.8
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3.9
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2.4
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3.0
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3.0
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0.1
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1.6
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12.6
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7.6
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10.3
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4.9
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1.8
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3.4
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2.5
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0.6
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1.6
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2.1
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0.1
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1.1
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12.1
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7.1
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9.8
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5.5
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2.3
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4.1
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0.7
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0.0
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0.3
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2.3
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0.1
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1.2
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12.0
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7.1
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9.7
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6.3
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2.8
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4.7
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0.7
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0.0
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0.3
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2.5
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0.1
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1.3
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11.9
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7.3
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9.8
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6.5
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3.0
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5.0
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0.6
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0.0
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0.2
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2.9
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0.0
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1.5
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11.0
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7.1
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9.2
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6.5
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3.1
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5.0
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1.6
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0.0
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0.6
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3.7
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0.1
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2.1
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10.2
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7.4
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8.4
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7.1
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3.5
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5.5
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0.8
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0.0
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0.2
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5.4
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2.6
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4.0
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8.6
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6.6
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7.6
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6.5
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3.2
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4.8
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0.3
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0.0
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0.1
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4.7
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2.5
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3.8
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10.0
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5.5
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7.7
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3.7
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1.6
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2.7
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0.2
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0.0
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0.1
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5.3
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2.6
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4.0
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8.7
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5.8
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7.6
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2.7
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0.0
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1.3
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0.2
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0.0
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0.1
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4.4
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2.5
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3.7
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10.1
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6.4
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8.3
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2.7
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0.0
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1.2
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0.5
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0.0
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0.2
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5.0
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2.0
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3.7
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8.9
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6.4
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7.7
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3.2
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0.0
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1.8
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1.4
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0.1
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0.7
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5.6
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3.8
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4.7
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6.8
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4.3
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5.7
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3.6
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0.3
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2.2
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2.1
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0.3
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1.2
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4.9
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2.1
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3.7
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5.0
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2.8
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3.9
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3.7
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0.7
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2.4
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1.8
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0.0
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0.8
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5.1
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1.9
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3.6
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5.5
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2.4
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3.8
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1.4
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0.1
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0.7
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6.8
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3.7
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5.1
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15.6
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2.4
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9.8
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7.2
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0.0
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3.9
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5.3
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0.0
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1.8
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6.8
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0.0
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2.0
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5.8
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3.3
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4.8
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5.2
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3.0
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4.1
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13.1
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8.0
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10.4
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11.6
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7.5
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9.7
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4.8
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1.8
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3.3
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5.8
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1.3
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3.7
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10.0
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6.5
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8.3
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13.3
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8.1
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10.6
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3.6
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0.7
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2.1
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6.5
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2.2
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4.5
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6.5
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4.0
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5.3
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14.8
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9.4
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12.2
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3.3
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0.5
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2.1
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5.6
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3.1
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4.2
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7.7
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2.2
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5.0
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13.1
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10.1
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11.5
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2.5
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0.0
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1.2
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5.7
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1.4
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3.5
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7.8
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3.7
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5.9
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11.6
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8.1
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9.9
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1.1
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0.0
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0.3
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5.3
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1.6
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3.5
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7.5
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3.3
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5.6
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13.8
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6.5
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10.1
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0.4
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0.0
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0.1
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7.1
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1.9
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4.6
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9.7
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3.7
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6.6
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12.0
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9.1
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10.5
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0.3
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0.0
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0.1
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7.9
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3.1
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5.6
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11.2
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4.2
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7.6
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11.8
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8.1
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9.8
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0.8
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0.0
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0.3
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7.7
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3.6
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5.9
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12.6
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6.0
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9.4
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10.7
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8.7
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9.8
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1.7
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0.0
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0.7
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7.7
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4.0
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5.9
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13.6
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6.7
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10.3
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11.9
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7.5
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9.3
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2.9
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0.0
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1.3
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9.1
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4.5
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6.9
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14.0
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7.8
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11.0
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13.4
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8.1
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10.8
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3.3
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0.2
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2.0
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9.3
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5.1
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7.5
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12.3
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8.1
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10.3
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15.7
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8.9
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12.3
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3.5
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2.0
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2.8
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10.4
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5.0
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7.9
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13.8
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7.5
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10.5
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15.6
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10.8
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13.4
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7.1
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3.1
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4.8
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10.3
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6.0
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8.3
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13.1
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8.3
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10.9
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17.9
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11.2
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14.6
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6.0
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4.0
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5.1
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10.2
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5.9
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8.3
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12.4
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8.6
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10.3
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16.6
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13.0
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14.1
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4.8
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2.3
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3.1
|
8.8
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6.1
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7.3
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12.5
|
6.0
|
9.2
|
17.8
|
11.5
|
14.4
|
|
4.1
|
0.7
|
2.5
|
6.1
|
4.6
|
5.6
|
12.7
|
7.2
|
10.1
|
15.8
|
12.4
|
14.4
|
|
4.6
|
1.7
|
3.2
|
4.6
|
2.8
|
3.5
|
11.3
|
8.4
|
9.9
|
17.2
|
12.3
|
14.5
|
|
5.2
|
1.3
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3.4
|
4.7
|
2.2
|
3.4
|
9.7
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7.6
|
8.7
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14.5
|
8.9
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11.9
|
|
5.2
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1.6
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3.4
|
5.7
|
2.5
|
4.1
|
11.8
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6.2
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9.1
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12.2
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10.1
|
11.0
|
|
4.6
|
2.0
|
3.4
|
8.6
|
3.1
|
5.8
|
12.0
|
6.7
|
9.6
|
11.0
|
9.8
|
10.4
|
|
3.4
|
1.0
|
2.5
|
9.7
|
5.5
|
7.6
|
11.4
|
8.7
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10.2
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12.0
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10.3
|
11.0
|
|
2.5
|
0.1
|
1.1
|
9.7
|
6.3
|
8.0
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10.2
|
7.6
|
8.7
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12.6
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10.2
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11.3
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|
0.3
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0.0
|
0.2
|
8.5
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5.9
|
7.3
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13.2
|
6.1
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9.4
|
12.1
|
11.0
|
11.5
|
|
2.7
|
0.1
|
1.3
|
9.1
|
3.9
|
6.6
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15.1
|
8.4
|
11.9
|
12.4
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10.6
|
11.6
|
|
4.0
|
1.8
|
2.9
|
8.5
|
5.2
|
6.8
|
15.7
|
10.3
|
12.8
|
12.6
|
10.3
|
11.5
|
|
5.7
|
2.5
|
4.0
|
5.6
|
2.5
|
3.4
|
14.4
|
8.7
|
11.8
|
13.4
|
10.7
|
12.0
|
|
5.3
|
2.5
|
3.8
|
5.7
|
1.8
|
3.4
|
13.8
|
10.0
|
12.2
|
13.9
|
11.5
|
12.6
|
|
---
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---
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---
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8.2
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1.9
|
4.8
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13.7
|
9.2
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11.6
|
13.1
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12.1
|
12.5
|
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---
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---
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9.6
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3.5
|
6.6
|
12.4
|
8.5
|
10.2
|
14.9
|
11.5
|
12.9
|
|
---
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---
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---
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---
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5.7
|
---
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---
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---
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---
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14.6
|
12.3
|
13.4
|
|
7.1
|
0.0
|
2.4
|
---
|
1.3
|
---
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15.7
|
2.2
|
9.4
|
17.9
|
6.5
|
11.8
|
|
|
|
|
|
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15.4
|
12.4
|
13.8
|
23.2
|
17.9
|
20.7
|
23.4
|
17.4
|
20.4
|
20.9
|
15.8
|
18.5
|
|
15.7
|
13.0
|
14.3
|
23.6
|
17.0
|
20.4
|
22.6
|
18.9
|
21.0
|
20.5
|
16.1
|
18.3
|
|
16.6
|
12.5
|
14.5
|
23.9
|
17.5
|
20.7
|
21.2
|
18.3
|
19.7
|
21.2
|
15.8
|
18.4
|
|
17.0
|
13.0
|
15.3
|
23.7
|
17.2
|
20.3
|
22.0
|
17.3
|
19.6
|
21.3
|
16.5
|
19.0
|
|
18.0
|
13.0
|
15.4
|
23.1
|
16.8
|
20.0
|
21.6
|
16.2
|
19.2
|
20.1
|
16.7
|
18.1
|
|
17.5
|
13.1
|
15.3
|
23.3
|
16.7
|
20.0
|
22.0
|
17.3
|
19.8
|
17.5
|
15.2
|
16.5
|
|
18.8
|
12.1
|
15.3
|
22.4
|
17.2
|
19.9
|
20.6
|
17.8
|
18.7
|
19.1
|
14.8
|
16.9
|
|
20.7
|
14.0
|
17.3
|
22.3
|
16.9
|
19.6
|
21.8
|
16.4
|
19.1
|
18.0
|
15.2
|
16.8
|
|
18.9
|
16.1
|
17.4
|
23.6
|
15.7
|
19.6
|
23.1
|
18.1
|
20.6
|
17.3
|
14.2
|
15.8
|
|
18.0
|
14.3
|
16.3
|
24.9
|
17.5
|
21.2
|
22.0
|
17.5
|
19.9
|
15.6
|
13.0
|
14.1
|
|
16.5
|
14.4
|
15.7
|
22.6
|
17.6
|
20.7
|
23.3
|
17.4
|
20.2
|
16.3
|
11.8
|
13.8
|
|
17.6
|
13.5
|
15.4
|
23.7
|
17.8
|
20.8
|
---
|
18.0
|
---
|
17.6
|
13.2
|
15.3
|
|
17.6
|
13.6
|
16.0
|
22.9
|
17.4
|
20.3
|
23.0
|
18.1
|
20.6
|
16.7
|
11.8
|
14.4
|
|
21.2
|
13.7
|
17.4
|
23.9
|
17.0
|
20.7
|
23.6
|
17.8
|
20.7
|
16.4
|
11.2
|
14.0
|
|
21.9
|
16.4
|
19.4
|
23.1
|
18.4
|
20.9
|
22.4
|
17.4
|
20.0
|
16.9
|
12.1
|
14.6
|
|
20.6
|
17.2
|
19.0
|
24.4
|
18.6
|
21.5
|
23.2
|
17.9
|
20.4
|
16.1
|
13.7
|
15.1
|
|
21.9
|
15.6
|
18.7
|
23.8
|
19.1
|
21.5
|
22.0
|
17.8
|
19.7
|
15.5
|
10.4
|
13.1
|
|
22.5
|
16.8
|
19.6
|
24.7
|
17.8
|
21.1
|
20.3
|
16.5
|
18.6
|
14.1
|
8.3
|
11.1
|
|
20.9
|
16.6
|
18.9
|
24.0
|
18.5
|
21.5
|
21.6
|
16.2
|
19.1
|
14.6
|
9.4
|
11.7
|
|
19.2
|
16.6
|
17.8
|
24.9
|
19.0
|
22.0
|
22.0
|
16.9
|
19.6
|
15.3
|
10.8
|
13.1
|
|
18.2
|
15.0
|
16.6
|
24.0
|
18.6
|
21.5
|
21.5
|
17.6
|
19.8
|
15.4
|
10.7
|
13.2
|
|
19.8
|
14.1
|
16.6
|
25.1
|
18.9
|
22.2
|
23.2
|
18.3
|
20.7
|
16.1
|
10.8
|
13.6
|
|
18.0
|
14.2
|
16.0
|
25.6
|
19.5
|
22.5
|
23.4
|
19.2
|
21.1
|
16.0
|
11.6
|
14.0
|
|
14.7
|
11.3
|
13.2
|
24.8
|
19.6
|
22.1
|
20.8
|
18.0
|
19.5
|
15.9
|
11.2
|
13.8
|
|
16.8
|
11.8
|
14.2
|
24.4
|
19.7
|
22.1
|
21.3
|
17.2
|
19.2
|
15.9
|
10.9
|
13.6
|
|
20.4
|
12.8
|
16.6
|
25.4
|
20.0
|
22.3
|
21.5
|
17.0
|
19.3
|
16.3
|
11.7
|
14.1
|
|
22.4
|
15.5
|
19.0
|
24.3
|
19.3
|
21.7
|
20.6
|
17.1
|
18.5
|
17.1
|
12.3
|
14.7
|
|
23.0
|
16.5
|
19.8
|
23.6
|
18.4
|
21.2
|
20.4
|
15.3
|
17.8
|
17.4
|
12.3
|
15.0
|
|
23.8
|
16.9
|
20.4
|
24.4
|
19.0
|
21.5
|
19.4
|
15.9
|
17.9
|
18.3
|
12.4
|
15.4
|
|
23.5
|
17.8
|
20.8
|
24.6
|
18.0
|
21.3
|
18.2
|
15.8
|
17.2
|
18.1
|
13.1
|
15.8
|
|
---
|
---
|
---
|
22.7
|
17.8
|
20.3
|
20.4
|
15.0
|
17.6
|
---
|
---
|
---
|
|
23.8
|
11.3
|
16.9
|
25.6
|
15.7
|
21.0
|
---
|
15.0
|
---
|
21.3
|
8.3
|
15.1
|