Continental Rails II - DE 4
Game # 16 - Turn # 17
Headline News 1873 to 1874
WORLD & NATIONAL NEWS
1873: Jesse James and his gang commit their first train robbery in Iowa.
1874: Rich silver strike found in Nevada.
Railroad News
Private Companies Purchased: Jim Hill bought SP&D for $3579, Louis McLane bought LP&W for $5001.
PCs Merged: T&P merges into GW, KCS merges into SL&A, KC&D merges into SL&A.
PCs Incorporated: SL, CT, TR.
New Engines Acquired: B&H bought Chesapeake 4-6-0, NYC bought Chesapeake 4-6-0, C&A bought Prairie 2-6-2, B&O bought Chesapeake 4-6-0, R&D bought Chesapeake 4-6-0, N&W bought Chesapeake 4-6-0, C&H bought Chesapeake 4-6-0, COG bought Chesapeake 4-6-0, C&EI bought Chesapeake 4-6-0, C&NW bought Chesapeake 4-6-0, CASL bought Chesapeake 4-6-0, CNS bought Chesapeake 4-6-0, M&SP bought Chesapeake 4-6-0, MP bought Chesapeake 4-6-0, L&A bought Chesapeake 4-6-0, CP bought Chesapeake 4-6-0, MKT bought Chesapeake 4-6-0, SLSW bought Chesapeake 4-6-0, GW bought Chesapeake 4-6-0, SP bought Chesapeake 4-6-0.
New Technologies Acquired: B&H bought block signal system, NYC bought block signal system, C&A bought coal burning engines, B&O bought block signal system, R&D bought block signal system, C&H bought block signal system, COG bought block signal system, C&NW bought block signal system, CRIP bought block signal system, CASL bought block signal system, CNS bought block signal system, M&SP bought Grand Station, M&SP bought block signal system, MP bought block signal system, M&LR bought block signal system, L&A bought block signal system, CP bought block signal system, SL&A bought block signal system, SLSW bought block signal system, GW bought block signal system, SP bought block signal system.
RoWs built: ND4 by C&NW, NE3 by CRIP, NE1 by CB&Q, MT2 by CNS, MT6 by M&SP, IA7 by MP, TX11 by M&LR, AR8 by V&T, TX7 by L&A, UT1 by CP, WY1 by WP, OK4 by SLSF, AZ3 by SP.
COG doubled IL8, CRIP doubled IA9, CNS doubled WI5, M&SP doubled M&SP, MP doubled ATSF, L&A doubled LA4, SL&A doubled IA1, SP doubled CA4.
New RoWs acquired: COG got SC1, MP got IL14, R&D got AL5, CRIP got MN3, CASL got MO1, GW got AR6, SL&A got KS4, SLSF got OK5, L&A got TX8, M&LR got TX9, CNS got MT3, C&NW got MT4, M&SP got MT7, CB&Q got CO6, WP got CO7, SP got AZ2, CP got CA7.
Inadequate signal system slows N&W rail service: mail contracts worth $31230 cancelled.
New railroad Presidents: Cheyenne of SL, George R. Obberbaron of CT.
New Private Companies Available: LR&S, H&S, FW&D.
Jim Hill dominated the social pages by conspicuously spending $33747. Other tycoons prominently displayed in the news for lavish spending were: B, Stepp, Darkwing, George R. Obberbaron, Frederik Conrad, Cheyenne, Louis McLane
Wall Street Report: During last turn, the economic climate changed from Improved to Good.
Best locomotive available: Consolidation 2-8-0
Technologies available are: Grand Station, switch yards, steel rails, coal burning engines, block signal system
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 (9)
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Darkwing (1)
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B (4)
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Louis McLane (11)
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Sun-E Storm (2)
|
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Rail Mogul
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B (4)
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Darkwing (1)
|
Jim Hill (9)
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Stepp (6)
|
Frederik Conrad (12)
|
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Rail Builder
|
Frederik Conrad (12)
|
Jim Hill (9)
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B (4)
|
Darkwing (1)
|
Stepp (6)
|
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Rail Magnate
|
Darkwing (1)
|
Frederik Conrad (12)
|
Stepp (6)
|
Jim Hill (9)
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B (4)
|
|
Rail Prodigal
|
B (4)
|
Jim Hill (9)
|
Stepp (6)
|
George R. Obberbaron (8)
|
Darkwing (1)
|
|
Rail Baron
|
Jim Hill (9)
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B (4)
|
Darkwing (1)
|
Stepp (6)
|
Frederik Conrad (12)
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Player Summary
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|
|
President of
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PCs owned
|
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Player #
|
Tycoon name
|
RR 1
|
RR 2
|
PC 1
|
PC 2
|
|
1
|
Darkwing |
GW
|
CASL
|
....
|
....
|
|
9
|
Jim Hill |
CNS
|
COG
|
SP&D
|
....
|
|
4
|
B |
R&D
|
M&SP
|
....
|
....
|
|
12
|
Frederik Conrad |
SP
|
L&A
|
....
|
....
|
|
6
|
Stepp |
MP
|
CP
|
....
|
....
|
|
11
|
Louis McLane |
WP
|
CB&Q
|
LP&W
|
....
|
|
7
|
Cheyenne |
SL
|
C&NW
|
....
|
....
|
|
2
|
Sun-E Storm |
C&H
|
....
|
....
|
....
|
|
8
|
George R. Obberbaron |
CT
|
SLSF
|
....
|
....
|
|
10
|
Henry Farham |
M&LR
|
....
|
....
|
....
|
|
3
|
Cornelius Vanderbilt |
SL&A
|
CRIP
|
....
|
....
|
|
5
|
Matthias W. Baldwin |
....
|
....
|
....
|
....
|
|
15
|
Thomas Durant |
....
|
....
|
....
|
....
|
|
14
|
William Palmer |
....
|
....
|
....
|
....
|
|
13
|
Dan Drew |
....
|
....
|
....
|
....
|
Railroad Summary
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RR
|
Name
|
Tracks
|
Revenues
|
Expense
|
Efficiency
|
Bonds
|
Loans
|
Profit / share
|
Dividend / share
|
Grant
|
Land
|
|
B&H
|
Boston & Hartford
|
110
|
18818
|
10350
|
99
|
26165
|
4930
|
11
|
8
|
0
|
0
|
|
NYC
|
New York Central
|
2831
|
498121
|
264005
|
98
|
894780
|
291835
|
10
|
3
|
0
|
1
|
|
C&A
|
Camden & Amboy
|
2693
|
459661
|
257410
|
95
|
946880
|
457645
|
7
|
1
|
0
|
2
|
|
B&O
|
Baltimore & Ohio
|
2497
|
445376
|
236049
|
98
|
705751
|
108995
|
12
|
9
|
0
|
9
|
|
R&D
|
Richmond & Danville
|
2171
|
348094
|
181010
|
99
|
658967
|
355109
|
8
|
8
|
1330
|
32
|
|
N&W
|
Norfolk & Western
|
2082
|
243047
|
126384
|
99
|
556689
|
184847
|
6
|
0
|
0
|
5
|
|
C&H
|
Charleston & Hamburg
|
2144
|
282329
|
149634
|
98
|
457691
|
5789
|
9
|
7
|
0
|
0
|
|
COG
|
Central of Georgia
|
2106
|
401223
|
212650
|
98
|
592708
|
248360
|
9
|
9
|
0
|
7
|
|
A&GW
|
Atlantic & Great Western
|
729
|
106510
|
59645
|
95
|
201661
|
132458
|
5
|
6
|
0
|
0
|
|
NO&J
|
New Orleans & Jackson
|
3668
|
641633
|
423480
|
85
|
1080962
|
678190
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
216
|
|
C&EI
|
Chicago & Eastern Illinois
|
184
|
23896
|
13621
|
97
|
47480
|
15699
|
6
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
C&NW
|
Chicago & Northwestern
|
1471
|
151569
|
78817
|
99
|
391219
|
248084
|
3
|
5
|
2350
|
2300
|
|
CRIP
|
Chicago, Rock Is. & Pacific
|
1297
|
152736
|
85532
|
95
|
308318
|
164937
|
5
|
5
|
0
|
0
|
|
CB&Q
|
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy
|
1081
|
119504
|
66922
|
95
|
306170
|
186224
|
2
|
0
|
788
|
1926
|
|
CASL
|
Chicago, Alton & St. Louis
|
185
|
23715
|
14229
|
94
|
52961
|
31459
|
3
|
9
|
169
|
0
|
|
CNS
|
Chicago North Shore
|
1809
|
210960
|
111810
|
98
|
489470
|
306745
|
4
|
16
|
1120
|
2383
|
|
M&SP
|
Milwaukee & St. Paul
|
1494
|
153601
|
79873
|
99
|
361616
|
222648
|
3
|
4
|
1200
|
674
|
|
MP
|
Missouri Pacific
|
1685
|
201236
|
110680
|
99
|
456183
|
275594
|
2
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
|
M&LR
|
Memphis & Little Rock
|
1116
|
108122
|
60548
|
95
|
301273
|
187558
|
1
|
28
|
546
|
1473
|
|
V&T
|
Vicksburg & Texas
|
1263
|
139296
|
82185
|
95
|
319125
|
197504
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
1823
|
|
L&A
|
Louisiana & Arkansas
|
777
|
90087
|
49548
|
99
|
186282
|
114833
|
4
|
4
|
5190
|
1163
|
|
CP
|
Central Pacific
|
1278
|
135095
|
71600
|
98
|
338635
|
214391
|
1
|
9
|
0
|
464
|
|
WP
|
Western Pacific
|
1238
|
102686
|
57504
|
95
|
329779
|
208096
|
0
|
0
|
1440
|
3200
|
|
SL&A
|
St Louis & Alton
|
613
|
91860
|
51442
|
95
|
164543
|
81979
|
7
|
7
|
0
|
0
|
|
MKT
|
Missouri, Kansas & Texas
|
326
|
32942
|
23059
|
84
|
76644
|
37367
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
SLSF
|
St Louis & San Francisco
|
762
|
81952
|
51630
|
91
|
210672
|
131663
|
0
|
7
|
0
|
0
|
|
SLSW
|
St Louis & Southwestern
|
155
|
20771
|
13501
|
89
|
41554
|
21876
|
3
|
6
|
0
|
0
|
|
GW
|
Great Western
|
715
|
79458
|
43702
|
99
|
172695
|
100598
|
4
|
16
|
1850
|
552
|
|
SP
|
Southern Pacific
|
1003
|
124468
|
64723
|
99
|
231427
|
147821
|
6
|
1
|
1210
|
2287
|
|
SL
|
Soo Line
|
150
|
15498
|
11004
|
83
|
32759
|
21841
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
CT
|
Central Texas
|
169
|
17236
|
11376
|
88
|
36269
|
24181
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
TR
|
Texas Road
|
84
|
12091
|
8464
|
84
|
20279
|
13521
|
2
|
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)
|
Boston & Hartford (B&H ):
|
|
B&H
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: A]
|
|
New York Central (NYC ):
|
|
NYC
|
B&A
|
HRL
(Double)
|
NY3
|
PA11
|
GTW
|
P&LE
|
OH5
|
OH6
|
C&C
|
|
IN3
|
GT
|
B&M
|
C2
|
C3
|
NY1
|
PA8
|
IN7
|
IL4
|
MI2
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: AOLCMN]
|
|
Camden & Amboy (C&A ):
|
|
C&A
|
READ
|
PA2
|
MD1
|
MD2
|
ERIE
|
NYNH
|
NY2
|
C4
|
C5
|
MC
|
|
MN
|
PA7
|
MI5
|
LS
|
OH3
|
TP&W
|
OH7
|
IN4
|
MI6
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: AOLCN]
|
|
Baltimore & Ohio (B&O ):
|
|
B&O
|
WV1
|
OH1
|
P&FW
(Double)
|
M&C
|
OH4
|
MRLE
(Double)
|
IN1
(Double)
|
|
IN2
|
IN9
|
KY11
|
KY10
|
A&T
|
N&C
|
AL4
|
MS2
(Double)
|
IL6
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: ADOLCMG]
|
|
Richmond & Danville (R&D ):
|
|
R&D
(Double)
|
VA4
(Double)
|
VA5
|
KY1
|
VA7
|
IN5
(Double)
|
IN8
|
WBSH
(Double)
|
|
IN10
(Double)
|
KY12
|
TN13
|
TN14
|
GM&O
(Double)
|
MS3
|
IL1
|
AL8
|
|
Unbuilt:: AL5 |
[Regions: AOCMG]
|
|
Norfolk & Western (N&W ):
|
|
N&W
|
N&S
|
RF&P
|
C&O
|
NC2
|
W&W
|
SC5
|
BRL
|
VC
|
TN2
|
TN4
|
|
TN6
|
TN9
|
TN10
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: ADM]
|
|
Charleston & Hamburg (C&H ):
|
|
C&H
|
NER
|
SC4
|
G&C
|
GA1
|
W&M
|
SCL
|
S&A
|
GA4
|
FL4
|
A&C
|
|
FEC
|
FL5
|
TN5
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: ADG]
|
|
Central of Georgia (COG ):
|
|
COG
(Double)
|
GA8
(Double)
|
GA2
(Double)
|
S&G
(Double)
|
AL3
|
TN12
|
KY13
|
|
IL8
(Double)
|
A&WP
(Double)
|
AL6
|
AL7
|
MS1
(Double)
|
IC
(Double)
|
|
IL2
|
KY9
|
|
Unbuilt:: SC1 |
[Regions: ADCMG]
|
|
Atlantic & Great Western (A&GW):
|
|
A&GW
|
OH2
|
MI1
|
MS
|
FW&C
|
OH8
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: OLC]
|
|
New Orleans & Jackson (NO&J):
|
|
NO&J
(Double)
|
SM
|
MS6
|
TN8
|
TN7
|
PENN
|
LV
|
PA5
|
PA6
|
WV2
|
|
CNJ
|
PA9
|
PA10
|
WV3
|
KY2
|
KY5
|
L&N
|
KY3
|
AL2
|
MS7
|
|
O&M
|
IL7
|
MON
|
IN6
|
IL3
|
KY8
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: ADOLCMG]
|
|
Chicago & Eastern Illinois (C&EI):
|
|
C&EI
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: C]
|
|
Chicago & Northwestern (C&NW):
|
|
C&NW
|
WI4
|
NP
|
MN1
|
ND3
|
ND4
|
|
Unbuilt:: MT4 |
[Regions: CW]
|
|
Chicago, Rock Is. & Pacific (CRIP):
|
|
CRIP
(Double)
|
IA8
(Double)
|
IA9
(Double)
|
NE2
|
NE3
|
|
Unbuilt:: MN3 |
[Regions: CWT]
|
|
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy (CB&Q):
|
|
CB&Q
|
IA4
|
IA5
|
UP
|
MO7
|
NE1
|
|
Unbuilt:: CO6 |
[Regions: CW]
|
|
Chicago, Alton & St. Louis (CASL):
|
|
CASL
|
|
Unbuilt:: MO1 |
[Regions: C]
|
|
Chicago North Shore (CNS ):
|
|
CNS
(Double)
|
WI5
(Double)
|
WI7
|
C6
|
GN
|
ND5
|
MT1
|
MT2
|
|
Unbuilt:: MT3 |
[Regions: CWN]
|
|
Milwaukee & St. Paul (M&SP):
|
|
M&SP
(Double)
|
SP&P
|
ND1
|
ND2
|
MT6
|
|
Unbuilt:: MT7 |
[Regions: WT]
|
|
Missouri Pacific (MP ):
|
|
MP
(Double)
|
ATSF
(Double)
|
KCN
(Double)
|
KS2
|
KP
|
CO2
|
CO9
|
IA7
|
|
Unbuilt:: IL14 |
[Regions: MW]
|
|
Memphis & Little Rock (M&LR):
|
|
M&LR
|
AR4
|
OK1
|
TX12
|
TX11
|
|
Unbuilt:: TX9 |
[Regions: MS]
|
|
Vicksburg & Texas (V&T ):
|
|
V&T
|
TX2
(Double)
|
TX3
|
M1
|
AR8
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: MSX]
|
|
Louisiana & Arkansas (L&A ):
|
|
L&A
(Double)
|
LA4
(Double)
|
TX5
|
TX6
|
TX7
|
|
Unbuilt:: TX8 |
[Regions: G]
|
|
Central Pacific (CP ):
|
|
CP
(Double)
|
NV2
|
UT8
|
SV
|
UT6
|
UT1
|
|
Unbuilt:: CA7 |
[Regions: TP]
|
|
Western Pacific (WP ):
|
|
WP
|
NV1
|
UT7
|
UT5
|
WY1
|
|
Unbuilt:: CO7 |
[Regions: P]
|
|
St Louis & Alton (SL&A):
|
|
SL&A
|
IL11
(Double)
|
IA1
(Double)
|
MO8
|
KCS
|
KC&D
|
|
Unbuilt:: KS4 |
[Regions: MW]
|
|
Missouri, Kansas & Texas (MKT ):
|
|
MKT
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: M]
|
|
St Louis & San Francisco (SLSF):
|
|
SLSF
|
MO5
|
OK6
|
OK4
|
|
Unbuilt:: OK5 |
[Regions: MS]
|
|
St Louis & Southwestern (SLSW):
|
|
SLSW
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: M]
|
|
Great Western (GW ):
|
|
GW
|
LA1
|
LA6
|
T&P
|
|
Unbuilt:: AR6 |
[Regions: GS]
|
|
Southern Pacific (SP ):
|
|
SP
(Double)
|
CA4
(Double)
|
CA3
|
AZ3
|
|
Unbuilt:: AZ2 |
[Regions: TP]
|
|
Soo Line (SL ):
|
|
SL
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: N]
|
|
Central Texas (CT ):
|
|
CT
|
|
Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: S]
|
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Texas Road (TR ):
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TR
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Unbuilt:: none |
[Regions: S]
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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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B&H
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37
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38
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39
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+2
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125
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550
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0
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3
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1
4
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NYC
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35
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42
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50
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+15
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4074
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14149
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13
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6
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4
9
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C&A
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37
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45
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53
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+16
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2988
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13441
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24
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11
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4
7
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B&O
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32
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38
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45
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+13
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3922
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12446
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47
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12
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4
9
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R&D
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35
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38
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41
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+6
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3292
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10855
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0
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4
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4
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N&W
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20
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22
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24
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+4
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2046
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10370
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44
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3
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8
9
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C&H
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36
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41
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47
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+11
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2577
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10657
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76
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2
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2
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1
4
12
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COG
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43
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50
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58
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+15
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3142
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12960
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0
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9
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9
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1
12
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A&GW
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69
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77
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86
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+17
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982
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3645
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0
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7
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1
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NO&J
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82
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88
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95
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+13
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2076
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18344
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1
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1
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9
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C&EI
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24
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28
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33
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+9
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364
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897
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23
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1
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4
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C&NW
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37
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41
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46
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+9
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876
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7132
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223
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7
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7
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4
6
9
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CRIP
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45
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43
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41
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-4
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1019
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5944
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541
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3
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3
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4
6
9
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CB&Q
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60
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55
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50
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-10
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1179
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5276
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129
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11
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11
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CASL
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16
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18
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21
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+5
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302
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925
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0
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1
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1
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CNS
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74
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70
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66
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-8
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2240
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8980
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65
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9
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9
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M&SP
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51
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61
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71
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+20
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1531
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7347
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123
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4
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1
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MP
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55
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44
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34
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-21
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7714
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15706
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104
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6
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6
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M&LR
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29
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45
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62
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+33
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1094
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5420
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160
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10
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10
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4
6
12
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V&T
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33
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35
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37
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+4
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1551
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6072
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243
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4
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12
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L&A
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46
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44
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43
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-3
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879
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3823
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62
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12
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12
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4
9
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CP
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61
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53
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45
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-16
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3369
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10558
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202
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6
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6
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4
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WP
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77
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64
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51
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-26
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1109
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5948
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242
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11
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11
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SL&A
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57
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54
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52
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-5
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707
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2809
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256
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3
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3
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6
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MKT
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20
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21
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22
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+2
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469
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1537
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93
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12
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4
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SLSF
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32
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39
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47
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+15
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1062
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3601
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209
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8
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8
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SLSW
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16
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17
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18
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+2
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256
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717
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58
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4
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GW
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81
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69
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58
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-23
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693
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3463
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112
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1
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1
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4
6
9
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SP
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49
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61
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73
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+24
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1308
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4896
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119
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12
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12
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4
9
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SL
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0
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0
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15
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+15
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0
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675
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75
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7
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7
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CT
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0
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0
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15
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+15
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0
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761
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84
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8
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8
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TR
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0
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0
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15
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+15
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0
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378
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42
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4
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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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LR&S
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1050
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H&S
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1160
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FW&D
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975
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