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9.8 Brilliant

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8.9 Great

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8.8 Great

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8.8 Great

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8.6 Great

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The Green Planet

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8.6 Great

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Ibelin

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8.4 Great

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8.3 Great

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8.3 Great

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Restrepo

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8.1 Great

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A House Made of Splinters

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8.0 Great

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Hell and Back Again

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7.8 Good

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Retrograde

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7.5 Good

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Korengal

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7.2 Good