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9.2 Excellent

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9.2 Excellent

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9.2 Excellent

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9.1 Excellent

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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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8.6 Great

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8.6 Great

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8.5 Great

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8.4 Great

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8.4 Great

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George Efstathiou

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6.8 Fair