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English
1802
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2009
1
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English
1912
2731
1924
1
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French
1860
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1980
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English
1912
2731
2010
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English
1906
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2009
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English
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2009
1
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English
1921
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English
1912
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1953
1
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English
1625
2359
2010
1
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English
1891
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1
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French
1891
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Italian
1742
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1
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Russian
1896
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English
1898
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1912
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2010
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English
1802
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2010
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English
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1
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English
1912
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1992
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English
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English
1784
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English
1912
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1
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English
1866
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English
1906
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2014
1
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English
1885
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2009
1
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1906
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1
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English
1906
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2010
1
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English
1906
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1
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English
1912
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1948
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English
1922
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English
1922
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English
1912
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1
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1912
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2008
1
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1922
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1979
1
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English
1805
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2010
1
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English
1912
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1961
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English
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1912
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1935
1
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English
1912
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1
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1912
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1
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English
1912
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1
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English
1459
2111
2010
1
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1906
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2010
1
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English
1893
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2010
1
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English
1893
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1
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Russian
1784
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2009
1
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English
1784
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1
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English
1912
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1
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English
1861
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1
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English
1861
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1
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English
1861
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1
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English
1861
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1
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1861
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1
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1861
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1
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English
1937
2768
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1
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1834
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1
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1937
2768
2011
1
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1885
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1
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1885
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1
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English
1912
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1
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1790
2581
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1790
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1
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English
1912
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1
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English
1906
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1
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English
1912
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2012
1
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English
1912
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1945
1
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English
1912
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1
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English
1912
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1932
1
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English
1912
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1937
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English
1819
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1922
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1906
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1860
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1758
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1860
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1531
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1912
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1525
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1135
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1657
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English
1906
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2010
1
Dem Rep of the Congo
French
1872
2690
2011
1
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1891
2708
2011
1
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Japanese
1891
2708
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1
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1891
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1891
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1896
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593
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1773
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1616
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2010
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1029
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1041
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1776
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2011
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1847
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1866
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1808
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1783
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1681
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1678
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2011
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893
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2012
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2012
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English
1937
2768
2011
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Hebrew
1912
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1990
1
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English
1937
2768
2011
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Spanish
1906
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2012
1
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English
1912
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1989
1
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English
1912
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2004
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English
1835
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1984
1
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English
1912
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1911
1
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English
1906
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2010
1
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Spanish
1906
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2016
1
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1802
2596
2011
1
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English
1906
2724
2010
1
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Persian
1912
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1943
1
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English
1784
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2011
1
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English
1784
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2011
1
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English
1885
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2012
1
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Urdu
1885
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2012
1
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Urdu
1874
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2011
1
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1921
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2011
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1851
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1
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2010
1
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2011
1
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English
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2012
1
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2012
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English
1885
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2011
1
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1906
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2011
1
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2011
1
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English
1921
2742
2017
1
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English
1912
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1996
1
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English
1912
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2011
1
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English
1112
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2011
1
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1112
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2011
1
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1784
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1921
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English
1885
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1
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Hindi
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2012
1
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English
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2005
1
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Swedish
1885
2703
2009
1
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2011
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1912
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2012
1
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2012
1
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English
1944
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2012
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1764
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1802
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2012
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2012
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1891
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Hebrew
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Hebrew
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Russian
1891
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2011
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2012
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2012
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1639
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2012
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2012
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2011
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2011
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2012
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2012
1
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English
1460
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2012
1
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French
1521
2193
2014
1
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English
1521
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2014
1
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English
1861
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1958
1
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English
1861
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1897
1
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English
1861
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1982
1
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English
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1940
1
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English
1861
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1922
1
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English
1861
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1939
1
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English
1861
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1995
1
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English
1861
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1964
1
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English
1861
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1964
1
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English
1861
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1990
1
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English
1861
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1973
1
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English
1861
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1966
1
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English
1861
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1914
1
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English
1937
2768
2013
1
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English
1937
2768
2012
1
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Korean
1937
2768
2013
1
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Khmer
1921
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2013
1
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English
1520
2192
2012
1
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Portuguese
1906
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2012
1
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English
1898
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1
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English
1912
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2012
1
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2013
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Hebrew
1912
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1954
1
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English
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2013
1
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English
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1954
1
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English
1912
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1946
1
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1318
1886
2013
1
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English
1891
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2013
1
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Arabic
1891
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2013
1
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Greek
1773
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2013
1
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English
1896
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2013
1
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English
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2013
1
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1912
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2012
1
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Polish
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2012
1
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English
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2012
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English
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2013
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1933
1
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English
1668
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2012
1
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Flemish
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2012
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English
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1930
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English
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1951
1
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1
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1138
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2012
1
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1138
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2012
1
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Indonesian
1848
2654
2013
1
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Tagalog
1818
2613
2013
1
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French
1909
2728
2013
1
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Mandarin
1937
2768
2014
1
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English
1937
2768
2014
1
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1937
2768
2014
1
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1747
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1
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1
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2209
2015
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1937
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2015
1
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2014
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1799
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1
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1
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1669
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1
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1912
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2015
1
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1944
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1890
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1
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1
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1891
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1
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1896
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1
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1
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French
1898
2715
2015
1
Mexico
Spanish
1896
2713
2015
1
Czech Republic
Slovak
1891
2708
2015
1
Italy
Italian
1912
2731
2014
1
Germany
German
1912
2731
2014
1
USA
English
1912
2731
2015
1
USA
English
1921
2742
2015
1
USA
English
1119
1567
2015
1
Turkey
Turkish
1904
2722
2015
1
Iceland
Icelandic
1912
2731
2015
1
USA
English
1602
2326
2015
1
Germany
German
1912
2731
2015
1
USA
English
1713
2485
2014
1
Austria
German
1713
2485
2014
1
Austria
German
1847
2653
2015
1
Italy
Italian
1710
2479
2014
1
Ukraine
Russian Sign Language
1893
2710
2015
1
Belgium
French
1893
2710
2015
1
Finland
Estonian
1111
1551
2015
1
Taiwan
Mandarin
1912
2731
2015
1
Sweden
Swedish
1586
2306
2014
1
United Arab Emirates
Arabic
1661
2402
2016
1
USA
English
1912
2731
2015
1
USA
English
1937
2768
2016
1
Israel
Arabic
1937
2768
2015
1
Germany
English
1839
2640
2016
1
USA
English
1839
2640
2016
1
USA
English
1597
2319
2016
1
USA
English
1912
2731
2016
1
China
English
1912
2731
2016
1
France
English
1887
2705
2016
1
Canada
English
1912
2731
2016
1
UK
English
1912
2731
2016
1
UK
English
1775
2561
2015
1
UK
English
1921
2742
2016
1
USA
English
1923
2744
2015
1
USA
English
1912
2731
2015
1
USA
English
1861
2669
1968
1
USA
English
1861
2669
1990
1
USA
English
1913
2734
2016
1
Mexico
English
1920
2741
2015
1
Cuba
Spanish
1912
2731
2015
1
UK
English
1898
2715
2014
1
Denmark
English
1898
2715
2014
1
Denmark
English
1923
2744
2009
1
USA
English
1853
2659
2010
1
UK
English
1913
2734
2010
1
Dem Rep of the Congo
French
1913
2734
2010
1
Dem Rep of the Congo
French
1920
2741
2011
1
Spain
English
1923
2744
2010
1
USA
English
1813
2606
2015
1
USA
English
1913
2734
2010
1
Germany
English
1921
2742
2015
1
USA
English
1887
2705
2016
1
UK
English
1897
2714
2009
1
France
French
1923
2744
2009
1
USA
English
1922
2743
2010
1
Canada
English
1897
2714
2011
1
UK
English
1913
2734
2010
1
USA
English
1920
2741
2011
1
USA
English
1913
2734
2009
1
Ireland
English
1920
2741
2011
1
USA
English
1897
2714
2011
1
USA
English
1897
2714
2011
1
USA
English
1897
2714
2011
1
USA
English
1923
2744
2009
1
Romania
Romanian
1923
2744
2009
1
Romania
Romanian
1923
2744
2009
1
Romania
Romanian
1923
2744
2009
1
Romania
Romanian
1923
2744
2009
1
USA
English
1922
2743
2009
1
USA
English
1802
2596
2016
1
USA
English
1921
2742
2016
1
USA
English
1921
2742
2016
1
USA
English
1802
2596
2016
1
France
English
1912
2731
2016
1
USA
English
1912
2731
2016
1
USA
English
1912
2731
2015
1
USA
English
1912
2731
2015
1
USA
English
1592
2312
2017
1
USA
English
1921
2742
2016
1
USA
English
1891
2708
2016
1
Netherlands
English
1891
2708
2016
1
Chile
Spanish
1891
2708
2016
1
Italy
Italian
1891
2708
2016
1
Italy
Italian
1891
2708
2016
1
Italy
Italian
1891
2708
2016
1
Mexico
Spanish
1849
2655
2016
1
USA
English
1747
2528
2016
1
UK
English
1747
2528
2016
1
Iran
Persian
1887
2705
2016
1
UK
English
1898
2715
2016
1
China
Mandarin
1912
2731
2016
1
France
English
1896
2713
2016
1
Kenya
Swahili
1158
1645
2016
1
Australia
English
1912
2731
2015
1
UK
English
