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scope="row">69</td><td>0</td><td>10,310,489</td><td>824,839</td><td>0</td><td>727,705</td><td>0</td><td>727,705</td><td>10,407,623</td></tr><tr><td role="rowheader" scope="row">70</td><td>0</td><td>10,407,623</td><td>832,610</td><td>0</td><td>749,536</td><td>0</td><td>749,536</td><td>10,490,697</td></tr><tr><td role="rowheader" scope="row">71</td><td>0</td><td>10,490,697</td><td>839,256</td><td>0</td><td>772,022</td><td>0</td><td>772,022</td><td>10,557,931</td></tr><tr><td role="rowheader" scope="row">72</td><td>0</td><td>10,557,931</td><td>844,634</td><td>0</td><td>795,183</td><td>0</td><td>795,183</td><td>10,607,382</td></tr><tr><td role="rowheader" scope="row">73</td><td>0</td><td>10,607,382</td><td>848,591</td><td>0</td><td>819,038</td><td>0</td><td>819,038</td><td>10,636,934</td></tr><tr><td role="rowheader" scope="row">74</td><td>0</td><td>10,636,934</td><td>850,955</td><td>0</td><td>843,610</td><td>0</td><td>843,610</td><td>10,644,280</td></tr><tr><td role="rowheader" 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