Senate Statistical Information
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1 January to 31 December 2008
Number of sitting days:
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| Autumn sitting period—12 to 14 February |
3
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Autumn sitting period (2)—11 to 20 March
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7
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Budget sitting period—13 to 15 May
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3
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| Winter sitting period—16 to 26 June |
8
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Spring sitting period—26 August to 16 October
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19
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| Spring sitting period (2)—10 November to 4 December |
12
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Total
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52
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January
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February 
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March
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1
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5
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6
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1
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2
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3
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1
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2
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7
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8
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9
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10
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11
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12
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13
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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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9
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10
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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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9
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14
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15
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16
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17
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18
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19
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20
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11
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12
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13
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14
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15
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16
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17
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10
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11
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12
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13
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14
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15
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16
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21
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22
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23
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24
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25
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26
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27
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18
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19
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20
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21
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22
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23
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24
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17
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18
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19
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20
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21
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22
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23
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28
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29
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30
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31
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25
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26
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27
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28
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29
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24
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25
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26
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27
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28
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29
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30
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31
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April
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May
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June
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m
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t
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f
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s
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s
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s
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m
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t
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f
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s
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s
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1
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2
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3
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4
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5
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6
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1
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2
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3
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4
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1
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7
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8
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9
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10
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11
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12
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13
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5
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6
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7
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8
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9
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10
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11
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2
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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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14
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15
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16
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17
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18
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19
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20
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12
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13
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14
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15
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16
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17
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18
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9
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10
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11
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12
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13
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14
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15
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21
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22
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23
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24
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25
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26
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27
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19
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20
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21
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22
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23
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24
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25
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16
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17
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18
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19
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20
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21
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22
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28
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29
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30
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26
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27
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28
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29
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30
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31
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23
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24
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25
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26
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27
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28
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29
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30
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July
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August
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September
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m
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t
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f
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s
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s
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s
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1
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2
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3
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4
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5
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6
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1
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2
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3
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1
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2
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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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7
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8
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9
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10
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11
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12
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13
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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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9
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10
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8
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9
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10
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11
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12
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13
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14
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14
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15
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16
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17
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18
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19
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20
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11
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12
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13
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14
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15
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16
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17
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15
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16
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17
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18
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19
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20
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21
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21
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22
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23
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24
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25
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26
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27
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18
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19
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20
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21
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22
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23
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24
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22
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23
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24
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25
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26
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27
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28
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28
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29
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30
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31
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25
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26
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27
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28
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29
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30
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31
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29
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30
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October
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November
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December
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m
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w
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t
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s
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s
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s
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1
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2
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3
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4
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5
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1
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2
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1
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2
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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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6
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7
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8
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9
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10
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11
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12
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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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9
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8
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9
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10
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11
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12
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13
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14
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13
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14
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15
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16
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17
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18
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19
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10
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11
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12
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13
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14
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15
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16
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15
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16
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17
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18
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19
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20
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21
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20
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21
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22
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23
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24
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25
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26
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17
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18
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19
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20
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21
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22
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23
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22
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23
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24
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25
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26
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27
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28
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27
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28
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30
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31
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25
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26
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27
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29
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30
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29
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