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9 5 1 0 5 3 1 4 6 2 13 6 4 0 1 11 9 10 1 5 46 5 11 2 5 50 15 16 3 3 34 20 12 4 2 47 25 20 8 2 83 20 17 5 7 51 21 10 7 6 21 29 11 3 7 29 17 35 14 7 185 23 25 15 7 84 24 31 10 7 39 27 11 14 6 48 31 15 13 16 124 21 19 15 13 67 25 19 19 16 34 19 10 10 8 30 13 23 15 1 71 18 25 8 5 11 2 6 1 1
41 51 63 63 59 100 91 140 112 86 145 111 137 123 138 164 138 174 167 145 112 3
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2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2
13 5 4 1 4 14 2 9 3 5 20 6 10 4 5 29 8 11 5 10 60 8 10 2 11 72 24 18 11 15 53 30 17 10 10 65 29 24 15 8 101 42 14 7 11 60 30 23 7 8 55 41 26 8 11 68 34 34 10 6 164 63 38 20 15 113 34 44 17 11 79 30 38 10 7 89 50 32 11 11 133 49 37 12 17 90 47 34 21 10 74 37 43 15 4 76 47 23 21 6 99 31 26 19 4 4 7 6 1 1
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