| Anacostia River Water Quality Data |
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Anacostia Watershed Society |
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Click the tabs shown at
the bottom of this page to select a monitoring station. |
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The data on
precipitation are taken from NOAA and are viewable here:
http://205.156.54.206/er/lwx/climate.htm |
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*Fecal coliform was
measured by the Standard Method of 9222D, the Filtration Method. |
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At the mouth of Rock Creek |
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(Flagging site: Potomac Boat Club) |
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Rainfall at National Airport
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pH |
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Water Temp. (degree
C) |
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DO (mg/L) |
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Conductivity (µS/cm) |
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Turbidity (inches / Secchi Disk
Depth) |
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Fecal coliform (coliforms /100ml) |
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6/2/03 |
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0 |
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7.91 |
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17.0 |
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9.73 |
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240 |
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6/3/03 |
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0.25 |
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8.03 |
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17.7 |
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9.66 |
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273 |
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26 |
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6/4/03 |
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0.29 |
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7.92 |
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17.0 |
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9.66 |
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251 |
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6/5/03 |
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0.05 |
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7.78 |
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15.6 |
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10.15 |
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228 |
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6/6/03 |
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0 |
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7.81 |
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15.3 |
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10.19 |
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199 |
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6/7/03 |
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1.28 |
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6/8/03 |
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6/9/03 |
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0.46 |
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8.16 |
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17.0 |
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9.88 |
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214 |
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7 |
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6/10/03 |
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0 |
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8.04 |
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17.5 |
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9.68 |
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216 |
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6/11/03 |
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0.26 |
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7.92 |
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18.5 |
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9.45 |
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223 |
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18 |
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6/12/03 |
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1.13 |
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7.93 |
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19.1 |
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9.23 |
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222 |
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6/13/03 |
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0.37 |
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7.70 |
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20.6 |
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8.93 |
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198 |
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6/14/03 |
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0.02 |
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6/15/03 |
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6/16/03 |
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0 |
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7.84 |
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20.3 |
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8.93 |
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214 |
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6/17/03 |
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0.76 |
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7.87 |
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19.8 |
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8.96 |
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228 |
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15 |
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6/18/03 |
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0.11 |
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7.90 |
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19.1 |
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9.11 |
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237 |
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14 |
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6/19/03 |
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1.61 |
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7.91 |
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19.7 |
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8.76 |
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244 |
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13 |
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6/20/03 |
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0.65 |
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7.78 |
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20.3 |
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8.71 |
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225 |
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6/21/03 |
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0.03 |
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6/22/03 |
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t |
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6/23/03 |
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0 |
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7.78 |
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17.7 |
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9.37 |
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204 |
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11 |
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6/24/03 |
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0 |
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7.85 |
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18.3 |
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9.19 |
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215 |
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12 |
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6/25/03 |
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0 |
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6/26/03 |
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0 |
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7.91 |
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21.7 |
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8.44 |
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245 |
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6/27/03 |
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0.09 |
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7.97 |
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23.7 |
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8.48 |
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257 |
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37 |
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6/28/03 |
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0 |
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6/29/03 |
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0 |
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6/30/03 |
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0.51 |
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8.68 |
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25.9 |
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7.88 |
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274 |
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31 |
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7/1/03 |
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1.14 |
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8.35 |
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25.3 |
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7.37 |
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220 |
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12 |
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7/2/03 |
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0.87 |
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8.64 |
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26.2 |
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7.34 |
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249 |
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7/3/03 |
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0.14 |
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8.37 |
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24.6 |
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7.38 |
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262 |
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49 |
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7/4/03 |
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0 |
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7/5/03 |
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0 |
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7/6/03 |
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t |
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7/7/03 |
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0.57 |
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8.37 |
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27.5 |
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6.77 |
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321 |
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7/8/03 |
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t |
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8.34 |
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27.7 |
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6.92 |
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315 |
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37 |
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7/9/03 |
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0.49 |
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8.27 |
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27.2 |
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6.99 |
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321 |
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49 |
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7/10/03 |
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1.06 |
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8.19 |
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27.0 |
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6.92 |
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311 |
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29 |
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7/11/03 |
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t |
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7.91 |
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25.2 |
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7.35 |
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263 |
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13 |
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7/12/03 |
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0.03 |
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7/13/03 |
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t |
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7/14/03 |
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0.03 |
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8.17 |
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26.4 |
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7.45 |
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330 |
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38 |
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7/15/03 |
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0 |
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8.04 |
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26.2 |
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7.24 |
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312 |
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48 |
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7/16/03 |
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0 |
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8.18 |
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26.4 |
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7.33 |
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308 |
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45 |
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7/17/03 |
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0 |
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8.42 |
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26.4 |
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7.30 |
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316 |
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39 |
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7/18/03 |
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t |
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8.71 |
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26.7 |
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7.70 |
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316 |
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31 |
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7/19/03 |
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0 |
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7/20/03 |
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0 |
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7/21/03 |
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0 |
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8.56 |
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26.8 |
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7.52 |
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314 |
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42 |
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7/22/03 |
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0.53 |
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8.09 |
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27.6 |
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6.82 |
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309 |
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49 |
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7/23/03 |
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t |
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7.92 |
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26.8 |
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6.82 |
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281 |
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19 |
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7/24/03 |
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0 |
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7.94 |
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26.9 |
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6.95 |
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311 |
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39 |
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7/25/03 |
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0 |
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8.17 |
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26.8 |
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7.35 |
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318 |
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38 |
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7/26/03 |
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0 |
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7/27/03 |
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t |
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7/28/03 |
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0.87 |
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8.21 |
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28.2 |
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6.86 |
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328 |
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37 |
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7/29/03 |
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0.02 |
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8.09 |
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27.6 |
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6.71 |
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338 |
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31 |
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7/30/03 |
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0.01 |
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8.14 |
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27.3 |
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7.35 |
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333 |
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37 |
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7/31/03 |
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t |
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8.38 |
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27.3 |
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7.59 |
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340 |
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35 |
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8/1/03 |
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0.89 |
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8.30 |
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27.1 |
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7.24 |
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345 |
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39 |
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8/2/03 |
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0.01 |
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8/3/03 |
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0.23 |
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8/4/03 |
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0.01 |
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8.32 |
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27.5 |
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7.53 |
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364 |
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34 |
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8/5/03 |
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0.39 |
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8.29 |
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27.4 |
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7.36 |
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363 |
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31 |
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8/6/03 |
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0 |
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8.32 |
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27.3 |
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7.60 |
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377 |
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8/7/03 |
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t |
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8.47 |
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27.6 |
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7.83 |
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356 |
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8/8/03 |
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t |
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8.08 |
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27.3 |
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7.28 |
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338 |
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8/9/03 |
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0.44 |
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8/10/03 |
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0.01 |
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8/11/03 |
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0.04 |
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8.50 |
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27.3 |
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8.48 |
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359 |
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34 |
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8/12/03 |
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0 |
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8.28 |
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27.2 |
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7.60 |
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357 |
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8/13/03 |
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0 |
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8.39 |
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27.8 |
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7.47 |
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358 |
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37 |
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8/14/03 |
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0 |
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8.10 |
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27.8 |
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7.56 |
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352 |
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33 |
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8/15/03 |
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0 |
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8.13 |
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28.6 |
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7.39 |
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346 |
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39 |
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8/16/03 |
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0.62 |
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8/17/03 |
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0.2 |
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8/18/03 |
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0 |
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7.71 |
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27.6 |
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7.34 |
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250 |
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8/19/03 |
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0 |
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7.54 |
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27.2 |
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7.39 |
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267 |
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8/20/03 |
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0 |
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7.89 |
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26.9 |
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7.48 |
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280 |
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8/21/03 |
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7.95 |
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27.5 |
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7.66 |
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280 |
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8/22/03 |
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8.04 |
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28.4 |
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7.40 |
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294 |
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8/23/03 |
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0 |
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8/24/03 |
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0 |
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8/25/03 |
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0 |
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8.36 |
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28.1 |
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7.57 |
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301 |
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8/26/03 |
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0.96 |
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8.30 |
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27.5 |
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7.88 |
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295 |
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43 |
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8/27/03 |
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0.56 |
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7.95 |
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27.0 |
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6.75 |
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275 |
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8/28/03 |
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7.56 |
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26.1 |
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7.15 |
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288 |
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8/29/03 |
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0.06 |
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7.67 |
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26.5 |
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7.09 |
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282 |
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8/30/03 |
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0.23 |
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8/31/03 |
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9/1/03 |
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0.19 |
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9/2/03 |
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0.17 |
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7.86 |
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26.8 |
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7.41 |
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304 |
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48 |
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9/3/03 |
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0.32 |
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7.87 |
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26.8 |
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7.41 |
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327 |
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43 |
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9/4/03 |
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0.12 |
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7.94 |
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25.6 |
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7.84 |
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346 |
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38 |
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9/5/03 |
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0 |
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7.61 |
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22.9 |
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8.57 |
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255 |
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9/6/03 |
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0 |
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9/7/03 |
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0 |
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9/8/03 |
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0 |
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7.71 |
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22.8 |
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8.73 |
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267 |
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22 |
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9/9/03 |
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0 |
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7.84 |
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22.8 |
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8.52 |
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271 |
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29 |
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9/10/03 |
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0 |
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7.96 |
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22.4 |
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8.68 |
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301 |
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34 |
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9/11/03 |
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0 |
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7.97 |
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21.5 |
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8.83 |
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316 |
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39 |
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9/12/03 |
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0.85 |
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8.06 |
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22.0 |
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8.81 |
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325 |
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41 |
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9/13/03 |
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0.26 |
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9/14/03 |
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0 |
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9/15/03 |
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0.08 |
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8.08 |
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21.7 |
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8.81 |
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329 |
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40 |
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9/16/03 |
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0 |
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7.98 |
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22.1 |
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8.88 |
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323 |
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30 |
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9/17/03 |
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0 |
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8.10 |
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22.3 |
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8.97 |
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343 |
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39 |
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9/18/03 |
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2.28 |
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9/19/03 |
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0.03 |
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9/20/03 |
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0 |
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9/21/03 |
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0 |
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9/22/03 |
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0.78 |
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9/23/03 |
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1.64 |
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7.56 |
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19.3 |
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9.71 |
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168 |
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5 |
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9/24/03 |
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0 |
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7.39 |
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19.5 |
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10.18 |
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153 |
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5 |
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9/25/03 |
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0 |
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7.54 |
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18.9 |
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10.10 |
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178 |
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7 |
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9/26/03 |
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0 |
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7.66 |
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18.9 |
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10.12 |
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206 |
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9 |
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9/27/03 |
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0.1 |
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9/28/03 |
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0.02 |
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9/29/03 |
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0 |
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7.85 |
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19.4 |
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9.89 |
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253 |
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22 |
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9/30/03 |
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0 |
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7.87 |
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17.8 |
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10.51 |
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263 |
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16 |
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10/1/03 |
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0 |
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10/2/03 |
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0 |
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7.82 |
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16.5 |
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10.45 |
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255 |
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15 |
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10/3/03 |
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0 |
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10/4/03 |
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t |
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10/5/03 |
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0 |
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10/6/03 |
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0 |
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8.05 |
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14.6 |
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10.67 |
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306 |
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38 |
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10/7/03 |
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0 |
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8.07 |
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14.5 |
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10.60 |
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312 |
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41 |
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10/8/03 |
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0 |
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8.15 |
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14.9 |
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10.39 |
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319 |
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44 |
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10/9/03 |
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0 |
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8.15 |
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15.6 |
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10.41 |
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329 |
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48 |
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10/10/03 |
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0 |
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8.11 |
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16.3 |
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10.20 |
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338 |
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49 |
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10/11/03 |
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t |
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10/12/03 |
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0 |
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10/13/03 |
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0 |
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10/14/03 |
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1.21 |
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8.18 |
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17.8 |
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9.79 |
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362 |
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61 |
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10/15/03 |
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0 |
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10/16/03 |
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0 |
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8.01 |
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15.3 |
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10.50 |
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328 |
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17 |
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10/17/03 |
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t |
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7.84 |
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15.3 |
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10.37 |
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298 |
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25 |
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