Archive for March, 2008

Words, Just Words

March 19, 2008

 4,859 total words (1,388 unique words)

used by Senator Barack Hussein Obama, Jr.

in his speech “A More Perfect Union”,

delivered Tuesday March 18, 2008

in Philadelphia, PA.

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the

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1787

1

and

202

 

21st

1

of

146

 

a

103

that

135

 

able

3

to

125

 

about

18

in

109

 

above

1

a

103

 

Absolutely

1

We

66

 

Accept

1

this

51

 

Access

1

for

46

 

accounting

1

is

43

 

Achieve

1

or

42

 

Achieved

1

I

40

 

achievement

1

not

40

 

acknowledging

1

our

40

 

Across

6

as

38

 

Action

2

have

36

 

Actions

1

black

34

 

addressed

1

who

33

 

advantage

1

my

31

 

affirmative

2

but

30

 

Afford

1

It

30

 

African

2

on

30

 

African-American

6

white

27

 

African-Americans

1

from

25

 

After

4

they

25

 

aftermath

2

at

24

 

Again

2

their

24

 

Against

3

with

24

 

Age

1

can

23

 

Ago

2

are

22

 

Ails

1

more

21

 

Alike

1

be

20

 

All

19

all

19

 

Alliances

1

was

19

 

Allies

2

about

18

 

Allow

1

by

17

 

Along

2

many

17

 

Already

4

one

17

 

Also

3

time

17

 

Always

5

were

17

 

Am

3

he

16

 

Amass

1

country

15

 

America

10

she

15

 

America’s

1

us

15

 

American

14

American

14

 

Americans

9

been

14

 

Among

1

has

14

 

Amplify

1

people

14

 

An

13

racial

14

 

And

202

Reverend

14

 

Anger

10

some

14

 

another

6

them

14

 

answer

1

an

13

 

anxious

1

children

13

 

any

3

every

13

 

anything

4

her

13

 

Anyway

1

those

13

 

are

22

What

13

 

aren’t

1

community

12

 

Army

1

me

12

 

around

3

do

11

 

arrived

1

so

11

 

as

38

story

11

 

Ashley

9

want

11

 

Asian

3

years

11

 

ask

1

America

10

 

asks

2

anger

10

 

aspect

1

campaign

10

 

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1

if

10

 

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1

like

10

 

asserted

1

may

10

 

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1

men

10

 

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1

own

10

 

at

24

race

10

 

Atlanta

1

talk

10

 

attempt

1

than

10

 

attention

2

Americans

9

 

attitudes

1

Ashley

9

 

audacity

1

care

9

 

authorized

1

come

9

 

away

5

his

9

 

background

1

made

9

 

bad

1

man

9

 

Baia

1

never

9

 

band

1

no

9

 

bankruptcy

1

there

9

 

Baptist

1

together

9

 

baptized

1

when

9

 

Barack

1

will

9

 

barbershop

1

generation

8

 

based

1

had

8

 

basic

1

health

8

 

bawdy

1

him

8

 

be

20

how

8

 

beat

1

just

8

 

became

2

union

8

 

because

7

up

8

 

becoming

1

would

8

 

been

14

Wright

8

 

before

2

you

8

 

began

1

because

7

 

beginning

2

Did

7

 

begins

1

future

7

 

behind

1

generations

7

 

being

2

into

7

 

belief

2

make

7

 

beliefs

1

need

7

 

believe

6

once

7

 

belonged

1

only

7

 

benefits

1

other

7

 

bequeath

1

over

7

 

best

1

real

7

 

better

5

simply

7

 

between

5

way

7

 

beyond

2

where

7

 

bias

2

woman

7

 

binding

1

across

6

 

birthday

1

African-American

6

 

bitterness

2

another

6

 

black

34

believe

6

 

blacks

5

change

6

 

bleed

1

Church

6

 

blight

1

could

6

 

blocks

1

discrimination

6

 

blood

3

does

6

 

Board

1

education

6

 

bogus

1

election

6

 

bomber

1

fact

6

 

bondage

1

full

6

 

bones

1

hope

6

 

book

1

Let

6

 

both

1

means

6

 

bound

1

most

6

 

break

1

now

6

 

breeds

1

old

6

 

bright

1

out

6

 

bring

4

past

6

 

brother’s

1

perfect

6

 

brothers

1

same

6

 

brought

1

schools

6

 

brown

3

sermons

6

 

brutal

1

stories

6

 

bubble

1

through

6

 

build

1

too

6

 

building

1

women

6

 

builds

1

Wright’s

6

 

built

3

young

6

 

burdens

1

always

5

 

buried

1

away

5

 

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1

better

5

 

business

1

between

5

 

but

30

blacks

5

 

by

17

continue

5

 

called

1

Dreams

5

 

came

3

enough

5

 

campaign

10

experience

5

 

can

23

faith

5

 

can’t

1

heard

5

 

cancer

1

help

5

 

candidacy

4

helped

5

 

candidate

1

injustice

5

 

cannot

2

It’s

5

 

card

1

kids

5

 

care

9

problems

5

 

careers

1

racism

5

 

caricatures

1

say

5

 

caring

2

still

5

 

Carolina

3

then

5

 

carries

1

these

5

 

carrying

2

told

5

 

caused

2

welfare

5

 

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1

while

5

 

century

1

Why

5

 

challenges

3

within

5

 

change

6

after

4

 

channel

1

already

4

 

charged

1

anything

4

 

chasm

1

bring

4

 

cheap

1

candidacy

4

 

cheapest

1

day

4

 

cherish

1

didn’t

4

 

children

13

even

4

 

choice

3

everyone

4

 

chose

2

find

4

 

Christ

1

first

4

 

Christian

1

good

4

 

Christians

1

here

4

 

chronic

1

history

4

 

chronicling

1

issue

4

 

Church

6

its

4

 

church

2

jobs

4

 

churches

3

know

4

 

citizens

1

life

4

 

citizenship

1

must

4

 

city

1

nation

4

 

civil

3

nothing

4

 

claims

2

often

4

 

clap

1

opportunity

4

 

clapping

1

part

4

 

class

1

particularly

4

 

clawed

1

path

4

 

climate

1

reality

4

 

coalition

3

single

4

 

code

1

solve

4

 

college

1

twenty

4

 

colonies

1

understanding

4

 

color

2

until

4

 

come

9

view

4

 

comes

3

war

4

 

coming

1

we’ve

4

 

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1

which

4

 

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3

without

4

 

comments

3

words

4

 

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1

work

4

 

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2

yet

4

 

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2

your

4

 

community

12

able

3

 

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1

against

3

 

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1

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3

 

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1

am

3

 

complicity

1

any

3

 

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1

around

3

 

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1

Asian

3

 

concerns

1

blood

3

 

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1

brown

3

 

condemnation

1

built

3

 

condemned

1

came

3

 

condition

1

Carolina

3

 

Confederate

1

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3

 

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1

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3

 

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1

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3

 

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1

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3

 

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1

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3

 

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1

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3

 

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1

commentators

3

 

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2

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3

 

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1

Constitution

3

 

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3

course

3

 

constricted

1

cynicism

3

 

contains

2

different

3

 

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1

disown

3

 

continue

5

divisive

3

 

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1

don’t

3

 

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1

doubt

3

 

contrary

2

economy

3

 

contributed

1

else

3

 

controversial

2

end

3

 

controversy

1

explain

3

 

convention

2

expressed

3

 

conventional

1

families

3

 

conversations

1

family

3

 

conviction

2

feel

3

 

convinced

1

former

3

 

core

1

gap

3

 

corners

2

get

3

 

corporate

1

great

3

 

corporation

1

hear

3

 

correctness

1

helps

3

 

costs

1

isn’t

3

 

could

6

justice

3

 

counterproductive

1

legacy

3

 

country

15

lives

3

 

couple

1

look

3

 

course

3

love

3

 

courtesy

1

memories

3

 

courts

1

might

3

 

cousins

1

mom

3

 

co-workers

1

moment

3

 

crank

1

move

3

 

create

1

overseas

3

 

creed

2

passed

3

 

crime

2

policies

3

 

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1

political

3

 

cringe

1

politics

3

 

crisis

1

problem

3

 

critic

1

question

3

 

critics

1

really

3

 

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1

remarks

3

 

Crow

1

requires

3

 

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1

resentments

3

 

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1

right

3

 

cry

1

Room

3

 

culprits

1

run

3

 

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1

see

3

 

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1

services

3

 

cycle

2

slavery

3

 

cynical

1

society

3

 

cynicism

3

somehow

3

 

dancing

1

South

3

 

daughters

1

spoke

3

 

David

1

statements

3

 

day

4

street

3

 

days

1

terms

3

 

dead

1

they’re

3

 

dealing

1

today

3

 

decency

1

Trinity

3

 

decent

1

Two

3

 

decided

1

ultimately

3

 

declaration

1

under

3

 

deeds

1

urban

3

 

deemed

1

voice

3

 

deeply

1

worked

3

 

deep-seated

1

World

3

 

defeat

1

year

3

 

defeated

1

Yes

3

 

define

1

action

2

 

deliver

1

affirmative

2

 

demagogue

1

African

2

 

demand

1

aftermath

2

 

demanding

1

again

2

 

democracy

1

ago

2

 

den

1

allies

2

 

denigrate

1

along

2

 

departments

1

asks

2

 

Depression

1

attention

2

 

derogatory

1

became

2

 

described

1

before

2

 

desire

1

beginning

2

 

despair

1

being

2

 

Despite

1

belief

2

 

destiny

1

beyond

2

 

devastating

1

bias

2

 

Did

7

bitterness

2

 

didn’t

4

cannot

2

 

different

3

caring

2

 

diligently

1

carrying

2

 

direction

1

caused

2

 

directly

1

chose

2

 

disagree

1

church?

2

 

disagreed

1

claims

2

 

discrimination

6

color

2

 

discussion

2

common

2

 

discussions

1

communities

2

 

dismiss

1

conservative

2

 

dismissed

1

contains

2

 

dismissing

1

contrary

2

 

disobedience

1

controversial

2

 

disown

3

convention

2

 

disparities

1

conviction

2

 

distorted

1

corners

2

 

distorts

1

creed

2

 

distracted

1

crime

2

 

distraction

1

cycle

2

 

distracts

1

discussion

2

 

divide

2

divide

2

 

divided

1

document

2

 

division

1

during

2

 

divisions

1

Earth

2

 

divisive

3

eat

2

 

do

11

economic

2

 

doctor

1

entire

2

 

document

2

equal

2

 

does

6

ethnic

2

 

doesn’t

1

evidence

2

 

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1

exist

2

 

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1

exists

2

 

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1

expense

2

 

don’t

3

exploited

2

 

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3

face

2

 

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1

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2

 

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1

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2

 

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1

fears

2

 

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5

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2

 

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1

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2

 

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1

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2

 

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2

finally

2

 

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1

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2

 

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1

gives

2

 

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1

gone

2

 

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1

got

2

 

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2

grandmother

2

 

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1

group

2

 

eat

2

Hispanics

2

 

Ebenezer

1

home

2

 

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2

I’m

2

 

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3

ideals

2

 

education

6

immigrant

2

 

effort

1

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2

 

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1

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2

 

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1

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2

 

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6

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2

 

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1

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2

 

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1

investing

2

 

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3

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2

 

else’s

1

keeper

2

 

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1

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2

 

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1

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2

 

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1

land

2

 

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1

larger

2

 

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1

last

2

 

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1

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2

 

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3

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2

 

endemic

1

least

2

 

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1

leave

2

 

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1

legitimate

2

 

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1

less

2

 

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1

lines

2

 

enough

5

long

2

 

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1

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2

 

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2

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2

 

entirety

1

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2

 

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1

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2

 

equal

2

morning

2

 

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1

mother

2

 

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1

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2

 

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1

myself

2

 

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2

neighborhoods

2

 

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4

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2

 

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1

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2

 

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1

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2

 

every

13

one’s

2

 

everyone

4

pastor

2

 

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2

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2

 

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1

perfected

2

 

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1

perhaps

2

 

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1

Philadelphia

2

 

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2

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2

 

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2

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2

 

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1

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2

 

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2

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2

 

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1

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2

 

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5

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2

 

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1

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2

 

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3

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2

 

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2

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2

 

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1

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2

 

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3

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2

 

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1

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2

 

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1

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2

 

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2

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2

 

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1

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2

 

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6

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2

 

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1

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2

 

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2

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2

 

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1

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2

 

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1

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2

 

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5

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2

 

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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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2

 

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3

serve

2

 

far

1

served

2

 

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1

serves

2

 

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1

set

2

 

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1

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2

 

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1

should’ve

2

 

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1

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2

 

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2

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2

 

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2

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2

 

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1

since

2

 

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3

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2

 

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1

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2

 

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1

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2

 

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2

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2

 

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1

specific

2

 

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1

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2

 

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2

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2

 

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1

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2

 

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1

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2

 

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2

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2

 

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1

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2

 

filled