Continental Rails II
Game # 19 - Turn # 19
Headline News 1877 to 1878
WORLD & NATIONAL NEWS
1877: Bell's new telephone invention is the hit of the Philadelphia Exposition.
1878: Mark Twain publishes new novel, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer.
Railroad News
Private Companies Purchased: Cornelius Vanderbilt bought H&S for $14131, Jim Hill bought SA&H for $10841, Jay Gould bought CW for $12500.
PCs Merged: LR&S merges into M&LR.
New Technologies Acquired: GT bought automatic brakes, NYC bought automatic brakes, PENN bought automatic brakes, B&O bought automatic brakes, C&H bought Pullman sleepers, C&H bought automatic brakes, WBSH bought automatic brakes, C&NW bought automatic brakes, MP bought automatic brakes, CP bought automatic brakes, MKT bought automatic brakes, SLSF bought automatic brakes, SLSW bought automatic brakes, GW bought automatic brakes, SP bought automatic brakes, SV bought automatic brakes.
RoWs built: VA3 by READ, WA2 by C&NW, IL15 by CB&Q, AZ5 by MP, AR8 by M&LR, M2 by V&T, TX14 by L&A, NM1 by MKT, AZ1 by SLSF, AZ2 by SP, WA1 by GN.
GT doubled GT, PENN doubled PA3, B&O doubled MI5, C&H doubled KY8, CRIP doubled WP, CB&Q doubled MO7, SLSW doubled AR3, GW doubled GW.
New RoWs acquired: READ got SC5, N&W got WV4, CB&Q got WI2, M&LR got LA4, V&T got TX7, MKT got NM5, MP got AZ6, GN got WA6, C&NW got C10.
RR Mergers: GW merges into V&T.
Inadequate brakes on READ locomotives results in numerous collisions; damages are $24190.
Inadequate brakes on N&W locomotives results in numerous collisions; damages are $36120.
Injury claims by rail workers due to dangerous, outdated couplings cost A&T $3429.
Inadequate brakes on GN locomotives results in numerous collisions; damages are $24111.
Reorganized RRs: SCL.
Bankrupt RRs: N&W.
Loan Recalls: B, Casey Jones, Cornelius Vanderbilt, Henry Farham, Railroad Bill, Stepp, Thomas Durant, Cyrus Holliday.
Stock splits: CB&Q splits 2 for 1.
Cornered stocks: READ, CB&Q.
New railroad Presidents: B of P&LE, Henry Farham of A&T, Railroad Bill of L&A.
New Private Companies Available: C&S, DRGW, DP.
Jim Hill earns the Millionaire Award.
Casey Jones has a Transcontinental system.
Cornelius Vanderbilt has a Transcontinental system.
Jay Gould has a Transcontinental system.
Frederik Conrad dominated the social pages by conspicuously spending $20606. Other tycoons prominently displayed in the news for lavish spending were: Henry Farham, B, Stepp, Jay Gould, Cornelius Vanderbilt, Jim Hill
Invention of refrigerated freight cars permits shipment of perishable cargos long distances.
Wall Street Report: During last turn, the economic climate remained stable at Depression.
Best locomotive available: Pacific 4-6-2
Technologies available are: Grand Station, switch yards, steel rails, coal burning engines, block signal system, automatic couplers, Pullman sleepers, automatic brakes, refrigerated cars
Top Victory Points
The top five Tycoons in each Victory category are (listed first to fifth):
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Robber Baron
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Jim Hill (8)
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Jay Gould (7)
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B (1)
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Casey Jones (2)
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Griffes d’argent (5)
|
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Rail Mogul
|
Casey Jones (2)
|
B (1)
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Jay Gould (7)
|
Frederik Conrad (4)
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Cornelius Vanderbilt (3)
|
|
Rail Builder
|
Casey Jones (2)
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Jay Gould (7)
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B (1)
|
Cornelius Vanderbilt (3)
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Frederik Conrad (4)
|
|
Rail Magnate
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B (1)
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Jay Gould (7)
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Casey Jones (2)
|
Cornelius Vanderbilt (3)
|
Stepp (10)
|
|
Rail Prodigal
|
Cornelius Vanderbilt (3)
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B (1)
|
Henry Farham (6)
|
Stepp (10)
|
Frederik Conrad (4)
|
|
Rail Baron
|
B (1)
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Cornelius Vanderbilt (3)
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Jay Gould (7)
|
Casey Jones (2)
|
Frederik Conrad (4)
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Player Summary
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|
|
President of
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PCs owned
|
|
Player #
|
Tycoon name
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RR 1
|
RR 2
|
PC 1
|
PC 2
|
|
8
|
Jim Hill |
GT
|
C&H
|
....
|
SA&H
|
|
7
|
Jay Gould |
WBSH
|
CP
|
CW
|
....
|
|
5
|
Griffes d’argent |
....
|
CB&Q
|
....
|
....
|
|
4
|
Frederik Conrad |
SP
|
SLSF
|
....
|
....
|
|
11
|
Thomas Durant |
READ
|
CRIP
|
....
|
....
|
|
2
|
Casey Jones |
CNJ
|
C&NW
|
....
|
....
|
|
1
|
B |
P&LE
|
MP
|
....
|
FW&D
|
|
3
|
Cornelius Vanderbilt |
NYC
|
GN
|
H&S
|
....
|
|
9
|
Railroad Bill |
L&A
|
....
|
....
|
....
|
|
6
|
Henry Farham |
PENN
|
A&T
|
....
|
....
|
|
15
|
Cyrus Holliday |
SLSW
|
....
|
....
|
....
|
|
10
|
Stepp |
V&T
|
....
|
....
|
....
|
|
13
|
William Ogden |
....
|
....
|
....
|
....
|
|
14
|
Dan Drew |
....
|
....
|
....
|
....
|
|
12
|
William Palmer |
....
|
....
|
....
|
....
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Railroad Summary
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RR
|
Name
|
Tracks
|
Revenues
|
Expense
|
Efficiency
|
Bonds
|
Loans
|
Profit / share
|
Dividend / share
|
Grant
|
Land
|
|
GT
|
Grand Trunk
|
952
|
115480
|
61206
|
98
|
211467
|
4341
|
8
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
|
NYC
|
New York Central
|
2081
|
360898
|
187666
|
99
|
763088
|
432344
|
6
|
4
|
0
|
2
|
|
CNJ
|
Central New Jersey
|
1863
|
254423
|
132299
|
99
|
629850
|
340737
|
3
|
3
|
0
|
10
|
|
PENN
|
Pennsylvania
|
2310
|
359115
|
186740
|
99
|
717577
|
262715
|
7
|
4
|
0
|
3
|
|
READ
|
Reading
|
2419
|
307291
|
165936
|
97
|
580608
|
169583
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
5
|
|
B&O
|
Baltimore & Ohio
|
1816
|
207744
|
108026
|
99
|
510365
|
269493
|
3
|
3
|
0
|
4
|
|
N&W
|
Norfolk & Western
|
2408
|
282592
|
203469
|
79
|
869672
|
456910
|
-4
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
|
C&H
|
Charleston & Hamburg
|
1969
|
277984
|
144551
|
99
|
577508
|
346168
|
4
|
1
|
0
|
2
|
|
SCL
|
Sea Coast Line
|
2697
|
325869
|
234626
|
79
|
471975
|
0
|
-2
|
0
|
0
|
10
|
|
P&LE
|
Pittsburgh & Lake Erie
|
2999
|
422724
|
219817
|
99
|
893493
|
487802
|
5
|
0
|
0
|
20
|
|
WBSH
|
Wabash Line
|
2928
|
479887
|
259138
|
97
|
755879
|
411516
|
7
|
9
|
0
|
8
|
|
A&T
|
Alabama & Tennessee
|
381
|
30940
|
23205
|
79
|
60039
|
1882
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
|
C&NW
|
Chicago & Northwestern
|
2671
|
271998
|
141439
|
99
|
597952
|
435791
|
2
|
2
|
0
|
638
|
|
CRIP
|
Chicago, Rock Is. & Pacific
|
3066
|
325531
|
175787
|
97
|
630134
|
71027
|
2
|
2
|
0
|
774
|
|
CB&Q
|
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy
|
1647
|
202952
|
105535
|
99
|
343567
|
31123
|
8
|
9
|
0
|
0
|
|
MP
|
Missouri Pacific
|
1870
|
173865
|
90410
|
99
|
347341
|
253673
|
2
|
4
|
3680
|
2788
|
|
M&LR
|
Memphis & Little Rock
|
1131
|
95222
|
57133
|
91
|
190309
|
76809
|
1
|
9
|
0
|
40
|
|
V&T
|
Vicksburg & Texas
|
2057
|
219045
|
118284
|
97
|
471271
|
263906
|
2
|
4
|
0
|
1077
|
|
L&A
|
Louisiana & Arkansas
|
1068
|
102916
|
56604
|
99
|
213369
|
156631
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
402
|
|
CP
|
Central Pacific
|
2983
|
349758
|
181875
|
99
|
669754
|
362463
|
5
|
9
|
0
|
2106
|
|
MKT
|
Missouri, Kansas & Texas
|
1455
|
134576
|
71326
|
98
|
316765
|
230083
|
1
|
9
|
0
|
0
|
|
SLSF
|
St Louis & San Francisco
|
1907
|
171356
|
97672
|
97
|
396553
|
210712
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
1682
|
|
SLSW
|
St Louis & Southwestern
|
608
|
59684
|
32826
|
99
|
133124
|
59911
|
1
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
|
SP
|
Southern Pacific
|
1155
|
127882
|
70334
|
99
|
253260
|
108647
|
4
|
4
|
0
|
833
|
|
GN
|
Great Northern
|
2679
|
308098
|
169454
|
96
|
655607
|
450568
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
1514
|
|
SV
|
Sacramento Valley
|
150
|
16759
|
12066
|
82
|
19108
|
16469
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Railroad Lines:
(Region Key: A=Atl D=DpSouth O=Ohio L=GtLakes C=Central M=Miss G=Gulf W=MidWest S=SWest T=Mtn P=Pacific N=Canada X=Mexico)
|
Grand Trunk (GT )
|
|
GT
(Double)
|
C2
|
B&M
(Double)
|
B&H
(Double)
|
ME1
|
C1
|
|
|
Unbuilt: none |
[Regions: AN]
|
|
New York Central (NYC )
|
|
NYC
|
HRL
(Double)
|
C&A
(Double)
|
NYNH
(Double)
|
NY3
|
B&A
(Double)
|
C3
|
|
C4
(Double)
|
C5
(Double)
|
MI1
(Double)
|
PA11
|
TP&W
|
C&C
(Double)
|
|
IN3
|
PA2
(Double)
|
|
|
Unbuilt: none |
[Regions: ALCN]
|
|
Central New Jersey (CNJ )
|
|
CNJ
(Double)
|
ERIE
(Double)
|
PA9
|
PA10
|
NY1
|
LS
(Double)
|
OH3
|
OH5
|
|
FW&C
|
OH6
|
OH8
|
KY3
|
KY4
|
|
|
Unbuilt: none |
[Regions: AOLC]
|
|
Pennsylvania (PENN)
|
|
PENN
(Double)
|
LV
(Double)
|
PA5
|
PA6
|
WV2
|
WV3
|
PA8
|
NY2
|
KY2
|
|
P&FW
(Double)
|
A&GW
|
IN5
(Double)
|
IN7
|
IC
(Double)
|
IL4
(Double)
|
|
IL2
|
KY5
|
PA3
(Double)
|
|
|
Unbuilt: none |
[Regions: AOLCM]
|
|
Reading (READ)
|
|
READ
(Double)
|
PA1
(Double)
|
MD1
(Double)
|
RF&P
(Double)
|
VA7
(Double)
|
VA1
(Double)
|
|
NC2
|
SC3
|
G&C
(Double)
|
TN2
|
TN4
|
BRL
(Double)
|
SC1
(Double)
|
|
GA2
|
PA4
(Double)
|
GA3
|
GA5
|
SC2
|
NC1
|
VA3
|
|
|
Unbuilt: SC5 |
[Regions: AD]
|
|
Baltimore & Ohio (B&O )
|
|
B&O
|
WV1
|
OH1
|
OH2
|
MC
|
MN
(Double)
|
MS
|
MI6
|
MI2
|
MI5
(Double)
|
|
MI3
|
MI4
|
|
|
Unbuilt: none |
[Regions: ALC]
|
|
Norfolk & Western (N&W )
|
|
N&W
|
N&S
|
R&D
|
W&W
|
VA4
|
VA5
|
KY1
|
IN4
|
IN8
|
M&C
|
OH7
(Double)
|
|
IN1
|
IL5
(Double)
|
IL3
|
VA6
|
TN1
|
TN3
|
|
|
Unbuilt: WV4 |
[Regions: AOCM]
|
|
Charleston & Hamburg (C&H )
|
|
C&H
(Double)
|
NER
(Double)
|
W&M
|
SC4
(Double)
|
GA1
(Double)
|
GA8
(Double)
|
|
AL3
|
TN10
(Double)
|
TN12
|
KY13
|
IN10
(Double)
|
IL7
(Double)
|
KY7
|
|
KY8
(Double)
|
|
|
Unbuilt: none |
[Regions: ADOM]
|
|
Sea Coast Line (SCL )
|
|
SCL
(Double)
|
GA4
(Double)
|
FL4
|
FL5
|
FL6
|
AL5
(Double)
|
AL2
(Double)
|
|
FEC
|
TN7
|
FL3
|
SM
(Double)
|
NO&J
(Double)
|
MS6
|
TN9
|
MS7
|
|
TN8
|
KY10
|
FL1
|
|
|
Unbuilt: KY9 |
[Regions: ADMG]
|
|
Pittsburgh & Lake Erie (P&LE)
|
|
P&LE
(Double)
|
MRLE
(Double)
|
GTW
(Double)
|
OH4
|
IN2
|
C&O
|
MD2
|
VC
|
|
PA7
(Double)
|
VA2
|
MON
(Double)
|
IN9
|
KY12
|
KY11
|
IL6
(Double)
|
|
GM&O
|
MS3
|
TN13
|
TN14
(Double)
|
MS2
(Double)
|
|
|
Unbuilt: none |
[Regions: AOLCMG]
|
|
Wabash Line (WBSH)
|
|
WBSH
(Double)
|
O&M
(Double)
|
IN6
|
C&EI
(Double)
|
COG
(Double)
|
A&WP
(Double)
|
|
A&C
|
AL6
|
AL7
|
S&G
(Double)
|
S&A
(Double)
|
GA6
|
GA7
|
AL1
(Double)
|
|
AL4
|
MS1
(Double)
|
MS4
(Double)
|
MS5
|
N&C
(Double)
|
KY14
|
IL8
(Double)
|
|
L&N
|
|
|
Unbuilt: none |
[Regions: ADOCMG]
|
|
Alabama & Tennessee (A&T )
|
|
A&T
|
TN5
|
KY6
|
|
|
Unbuilt: none |
[Regions: D]
|
|
Chicago & Northwestern (C&NW)
|
|
C&NW
|
WI4
|
NP
|
ND3
|
SP&P
|
SP&D
|
ND4
|
MT6
|
MT7
|
ID5
|
WA2
|
|
Unbuilt: C10 |
[Regions: CWTP]
|
|
Chicago, Rock Is. & Pacific (CRIP)
|
|
CRIP
(Double)
|
IA7
|
IA5
|
NE2
|
NE3
|
UP
|
NE1
|
CO7
|
WY1
|
UT5
|
|
WP
(Double)
|
NV1
|
UT8
|
CA7
(Double)
|
|
|
Unbuilt: none |
[Regions: CWTP]
|
|
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy (CB&Q)
|
|
CB&Q
(Double)
|
IA4
|
MO7
(Double)
|
KC&D
|
MO3
(Double)
|
KS4
|
CO5
|
IL13
|
|
IL15
|
|
|
Unbuilt: WI2 |
[Regions: CMWT]
|
|
Missouri Pacific (MP )
|
|
MP
(Double)
|
ATSF
(Double)
|
MO6
(Double)
|
OK8
|
NM4
|
NM6
|
LP&W
|
NM7
|
|
AZ5
|
|
|
Unbuilt: AZ6 |
[Regions: MW]
|
|
Memphis & Little Rock (M&LR)
|
|
M&LR
(Double)
|
AR4
|
OK3
|
OK4
|
LR&S
|
AR8
|
|
|
Unbuilt: LA4 |
[Regions: MS]
|
|
Vicksburg & Texas (V&T )
|
|
V&T
(Double)
|
TX2
(Double)
|
TX3
|
CT
|
TR
|
M1
|
M2
|
GW
(Double)
|
|
LA1
|
LA6
|
|
|
Unbuilt: TX7 |
[Regions: MGSX]
|
|
Louisiana & Arkansas (L&A )
|
|
L&A
(Double)
|
LA2
|
TX1
|
TX16
(Double)
|
TX15
|
TX14
|
|
|
Unbuilt: none |
[Regions: GS]
|
|
Central Pacific (CP )
|
|
CP
(Double)
|
NV2
|
UT7
|
UT6
|
UT1
|
CASL
(Double)
|
SL&A
(Double)
|
MO1
|
|
MO8
|
KCN
|
IA6
|
KP
|
KS3
|
CO2
|
CO9
|
IA10
|
|
|
Unbuilt: MN3 |
[Regions: CMWTP]
|
|
Missouri, Kansas & Texas (MKT )
|
|
MKT
(Double)
|
KCS
|
KS1
|
KS2
|
CO1
|
NM2
|
NM1
|
|
|
Unbuilt: NM5 |
[Regions: MWT]
|
|
St Louis & San Francisco (SLSF)
|
|
SLSF
(Double)
|
AR7
|
OK1
|
T&P
(Double)
|
TX12
|
TX11
|
TX9
|
AZ1
|
|
|
Unbuilt: none |
[Regions: MS]
|
|
St Louis & Southwestern (SLSW)
|
|
SLSW
(Double)
|
AR3
(Double)
|
AR1
|
AR2
|
|
|
Unbuilt: none |
[Regions: M]
|
|
Southern Pacific (SP )
|
|
SP
(Double)
|
CA4
(Double)
|
CA3
|
AZ3
|
M4
|
AZ2
|
|
|
Unbuilt: none |
[Regions: TPX]
|
|
Great Northern (GN )
|
|
GN
|
ND5
|
MT1
|
CNS
(Double)
|
M&SP
(Double)
|
MN1
|
WI8
|
SL
|
MT2
|
|
MT3
|
ID3
|
WA1
|
|
|
Unbuilt: WA6 |
[Regions: CWTPN]
|
|
Sacramento Valley (SV )
|
|
SV
|
|
|
Unbuilt: none |
[Regions: P]
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Stock Market Report
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RR stock data
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RR
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Start price
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Trade price
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End price
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Net change
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# Shares traded
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# Shares issued
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# Shares in treasury
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President
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Chairman
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Directors
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GT
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49
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50
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51
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+2
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733
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4760
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0
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8
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8
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1 3 7
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NYC
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35
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41
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47
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+12
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1108
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10412
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0
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3
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3
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1 2 4 7
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CNJ
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28
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25
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22
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-6
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2100
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9315
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0
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2
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2
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1 3
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PENN
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33
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40
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48
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+15
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3260
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11555
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0
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6
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6
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3 7
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READ
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27
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31
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36
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+9
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1950
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33338
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87
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11
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5
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15
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B&O
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45
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32
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19
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-26
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4284
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9088
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0
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9
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1
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N&W
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19
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12
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5
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-14
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10250
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11994
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50
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2
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C&H
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35
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29
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23
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-12
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1965
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9851
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0
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8
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4
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1 6
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SCL
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14
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10
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11
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-3
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7755
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13485
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0
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|
|
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P&LE
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43
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38
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34
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-9
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1980
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14995
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0
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1
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1
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4 7 8
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WBSH
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44
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68
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92
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+48
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2185
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14640
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0
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7
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8
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|
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A&T
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11
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12
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13
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+2
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886
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1905
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0
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6
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6
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7
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C&NW
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54
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45
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37
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-17
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3774
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13201
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154
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2
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2
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3 7
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CRIP
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36
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33
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30
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-6
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6494
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44465
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0
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11
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11
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2
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CB&Q
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88
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95
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51
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+14
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743
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16400
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70
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5
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5
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2 8 11
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MP
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71
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56
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41
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-30
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1257
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9335
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15
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1
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1
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2 3 4 7
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M&LR
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50
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42
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34
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-16
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477
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7845
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240
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5
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1 3
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V&T
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34
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27
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26
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-8
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1664
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14295
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160
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10
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10
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1 6
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L&A
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52
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47
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42
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-10
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861
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6462
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268
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9
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6
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1 2 8
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CP
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61
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54
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47
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-14
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2279
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14171
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744
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7
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7
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4 8
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MKT
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42
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44
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46
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+4
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1143
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7149
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126
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|
6
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1 2 3 7
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SLSF
|
56
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42
|
29
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-27
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1783
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9379
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156
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4
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4
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1 3 8
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SLSW
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58
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35
|
12
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-46
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2424
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9120
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0
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15
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15
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1 6 7
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SP
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53
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46
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40
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-13
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1818
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5715
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60
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4
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4
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8
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GN
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33
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26
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19
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-14
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2818
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13241
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154
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3
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3
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2 4
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SV
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10
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13
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16
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+6
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312
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693
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57
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1
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Private Companies Available for Purchase
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CF
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Price
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CF
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Price
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CF
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Price
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CF
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Price
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CF
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Price
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CF
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Price
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CF
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Price
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C&S
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580
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DRGW
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580
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DP
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530
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