Listening
to the Spider: reading Hesiod’s Works and Days
Table 1. Works and Days verse types
(“s” = spondee; “d” = dactyl)
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Type |
Verse |
Type |
Verse |
Type |
Verse |
Type |
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1 |
sddss 2b |
61 |
dsssd 1a |
121 |
dsddd 2b |
181 |
sdddd 0 |
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2 |
dddds 1b |
62 |
dddsd 1a |
122 |
sdddd 1a |
182 |
dsddd1a* |
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3 |
ddddd 1a |
63 |
ddddd 3 |
123 |
dddss 1b* |
183 |
ssddd 1a |
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4 |
ssddd 0 |
64 |
dsddd 1a |
124 |
dsdsd 1a |
184 |
dsddd 0 |
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5 |
sdddd 0 |
65 |
dddsd 1a |
125 |
ddssd 1a |
185 |
dsdsd 0 |
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6 |
dsddd 0 |
66 |
ddsdd 0 |
126 |
dsddd 0 |
186 |
sddsd 1a |
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7 |
dsddd1a* |
67 |
ddddd 3 |
127 |
ddddd 3 |
187 |
ddddd 3 |
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8 |
sdddd 0 |
68 |
ssddd 0 |
128 |
dsddd 1a |
188 |
sddsd 0* |
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9 |
dddsd 1a |
69 |
ddddd 0 |
129 |
ddddd 0 |
189 |
ddddd 0 |
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10 |
dddds 0 |
70 |
dssdd 3* |
130 |
dsddd 3 |
190 |
dsddd 1a |
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11 |
ddddd 3 |
71 |
dsddd 0 |
131 |
dsddd 0 |
191 |
dsdsd 3 |
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12 |
dsdsd 2b |
72 |
dsdsd 0 |
132 |
dsdsd 2b |
192 |
dsdsd1a* |
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13 |
dsddd 0 |
73 |
dddsd 3 |
133 |
dsddd 1a |
193 |
ssddd 1a |
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14 |
sddsd 1a |
74 |
ssddd 3 |
134 |
dsddd 3 |
194 |
sdddd 0 |
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15 |
dsddd 3 |
75 |
sdddd 0 |
135 |
sdsdd 3 |
195 |
ssdsd 3 |
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16 |
dsdsd 0 |
76 |
ddddd 0 |
136 |
dsddd 1b |
196 |
dddsd 0 |
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17 |
ddddd 0 |
77 |
dsddd 3 |
137 |
dsddd 3 |
197 |
ddddd 3 |
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18 |
ddsdd1a* |
78 |
ddddd 3 |
138 |
dsddd 3 |
198 |
ssddd* 3 |
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19 |
ssddd 0 |
79 |
dsddd 3 |
139 |
ddddd 0 |
199 |
dddds 3 |
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20 |
ddddd 0 |
80 |
dsddd 1a* |
140 |
dsddd 2b |
200 |
sdddd 1a |
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21 |
dsdsd 1a |
81 |
sdddd 3 |
141 |
dddsd 1a |
201 |
ssdsd 0 |
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22 |
dsddd 1a |
82 |
dssds 0 |
142 |
dsssd 0 |
202 |
sdddd 0 |
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23 |
sssdd 1a |
83 |
ddddd 2b |
143 |
dddds 3 |
203 |
sdddd 1a |
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24 |
dsddd 0 |
84 |
ddddd 1a |
144 |
sssdd 1a |
204 |
ddddd 0 |
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25 |
dddsd 1b |
85 |
ddddd 3 |
145 |
dsddd 4* |
205 |
dsddd 3 |
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26 |
ssddd 0 |
86 |
dddsd 3 |
146 |
ddddd 3 |
206 |
dddsd 0 |
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27 |
sdddd 0 |
87 |
ssddd 1a |
147 |
ddddd 1a* |
207 |
ddddd 0 |
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28 |
dddsd 1a |
88 |
dsdsd 0 |
148 |
sddsd 3 |
208 |
sdddd 0 |
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29 |
dsddd 0 |
89 |
ddddd 0 |
149 |
sdddd 0 |
209 |
sdsdd 0 |
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30 |
sddsd 1b |
90 |
ssdds 1a |
150 |
sdssd 0 |
210 |
sdsdd 0 |
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31 |
ddddd 1a |
91 |
ddddd 1a |
151 |
ssdsd 0 |
211 |
sdsdd 0 |
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32 |
ssdsd 0 |
92 |
sdsdd 0 |
152 |
ssddd 3 |
212 |
ddsdd 0 |
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33 |
ddssd 1a |
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153 |
dsddd 1a |
213 |
sddsd 0 |
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34 |
ddsdd 1a |
94 |
dsddd 3 |
154 |
sddsd 3 |
214 |
sdsdd 3 |
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35 |
ssdsd 1a |
95 |
dsddd 0 |
155 |
dsddd 3 |
215 |
ddddd 1a |
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36 |
sdsdd 0 |
96 |
sddsd 3 |
156 |
dsddd 2b |
216 |
ssddd 3* |
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37 |
ssddd 3 |
97 |
ddddd 3 |
157 |
ddddd 3 |
217 |
sdddd 1a |
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38 |
sddsd 1a |
98 |
ssddd 1a |
158 |
dsddd 1a |
218 |
dsddd 0 |
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39 |
dsddd1a* |
99 |
dsddd 0 |
159 |
sssdd 3 |
219 |
ddddd 0 |
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40 |
ddddd 1a |
100 |
dddsd 0 |
160 |
ddddd 0 |
220 |
dddsd 1a |
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41 |
ddddd 0 |
101 |
ssdsd 0 |
161 |
sddsd 3 |
221 |
dddsd 0 |
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42 |
sddds 0 |
102 |
ssddd 3 |
162 |
ddssd 3 |
222 |
dsdsd 1a |
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43 |
dsdds 1a |
103 |
dsdsd 1a |
163 |
ddsdd 1a |
223 |
dddsd 1b |
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44 |
ddddd 0 |
104 |
dssdd 0 |
164 |
dsddd 1a |
224 |
dddsd 0 |
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45 |
dddsd 0 |
105 |
sdddd 0 |
165 |
sdddd 0 |
225 |
dsdsd 2b |
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46 |
ddddd 0 |
106 |
ddddd 1a |
166 |
ssddd 1b |
226 |
ssdsd 2b |
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47 |
ssddd 1b |
107 |
ddddd 1b |
167 |
dsdsd* 3 |
227 |
ddssd 0 |
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48 |
dddsd 0 |
108 |
dddss 0 |
168 |
dddsd 0 |
228 |
sdsdd 3 |
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49 |
dsddd 0 |
109 |
ssdds 3 |
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229 |
ddsdd 0 |
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50 |
dddsd 3 |
110 |
dsddd 0 |
170 |
ssddd 1a |
230 |
ddddd 1a |
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51 |
ssddd 1a |
111 |
ddddd 0 |
171 |
dsddd 1a |
231 |
sdddd 0 |
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52 |
ssddd 0 |
112 |
dsddd 1a |
172 |
dssdd 3 |
232 |
dsddd 3 |
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53 |
ddddd 0 |
113 |
ddddd 4?* |
173 |
dsdsd 0 |
233 |
sddsd 0 |
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54 |
ddsdd 2b |
114 |
dsdsd 3 |
174 |
dsdsd 1a* |
234 |
ddsds 0 |
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55 |
ssddd1a* |
115 |
sddsd 0 |
175 |
dsddd 0 |
235 |
sdddd 0 |
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56 |
sdddd 0 |
116 |
sssdd 3 |
176 |
sdddd 3 |
236 |
sdddd 3 |
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57 |
ddsdd 3 |
117 |
dsdsd 1a |
177 |
sdddd 1a |
237 |
ssdsd 0 |
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58 |
sdddd 0 |
118 |
dsddd 3 |
178 |
dddsd 0 |
238 |
sddsd 2b |
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59 |
dddsd 0 |
119 |
dddsd 0* |
179 |
ssddd 0 |
239 |
ddsdd 0 |
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60 |
sdddd 3 |
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180 |
dsdds 1b |
240 |
dsddd 1b |
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Table
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Verse |
Type |
Verse |
Type |
Verse |
Type |
Verse |
Type |
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241 |
dsddd 0 |
301 |
sddsd 0 |
361 |
ssdsd 2b |
421 |
sddsd 0 |
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242 |
sdddd 1a |
302 |
ssdsd 0 |
362 |
dsddd 0 |
422 |
ddsdd 0 |
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243 |
dsddd 0 |
303 |
ddddd 3 |
363 |
ddddd 0 |
423 |
sdsdd 1a |
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244 |
dssdd 1a |
304 |
ssdsd 1b |
364 |
dsddd 0 |
424 |
ddddd 0 |
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245 |
sdddd 4 |
305 |
dsdsd 1a |
365 |
sdddd 0 |
425 |
dddsd 0 |
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246 |
sdddd 1b |
306 |
ssdsd 1b |
366 |
sddsd 3 |
426 |
dssdd1a* |
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247 |
dsddd 0 |
307 |
dsdsd 0 |
367 |
sddsd 0 |
427 |
ddddd3?* |
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248 |
dsdsd1a* |
308 |
ssdss 1b |
368 |
ddssd 1b |
428 |
sdsdd 1a |
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249 |
dsdsd 3 |
309 |
sdddd 0 |
369 |
dsssd* 0 |
429 |
dsddd 1b |
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250 |
dsddd 3 |
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370 |
sdsdd 1b |
430 |
dssdd 3 |
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251 |
ssddd 0 |
311 |
sddsd 0 |
371 |
dsddd 0 |
431 |
sdddd 0 |
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252 |
sdddd 1a |
312 |
dsdsd 1a |
372 |
sdddd 0 |
432 |
ddddd 1a |
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253 |
dsdss 1b |
313 |
ssdsd 0 |
373 |
ddsdd 1a |
433 |
dsddd 0 |
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254 |
dsdsd 1a |
314 |
dddsd 1b |
374 |
dsdsd 0 |
434 |
dsddd 0 |
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255 |
ddssd 0 |
315 |
ddddd 3 |
375 |
dddds 0 |
435 |
sdddd 0* |
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256 |
ddddd 1a |
316 |
ssddd 0 |
376 |
ddssd 3 |
436 |
dsddd* 3 |
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257 |
ssddd 1b |
317 |
sdsdd 1a |
377 |
dsddd 0 |
437 |
dssdd 1a |
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258 |
dssdd 2b |
318 |
ssddd 0 |
378 |
sddsd 0 |
438 |
sddsd 0 |
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259 |
ddddd 3 |
319 |
sdssd 0 |
379 |
dddsd* 0 |
439 |
sdddd 3 |
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260 |
dsddd1a* |
320 |
dsddd 0 |
380 |
sddsd 0 |
440 |
sdddd 0 |
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261 |
dddsd 3 |
321 |
ssddd 2b |
381 |
ssddd 2b |
441 |
dddsd 1a |
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262 |
ssddd 0 |
322 |
dssdd 1a* |
382 |
ssdss 0 |
442 |
sssds 1b |
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263 |
dddsd 1a |
323 |
dssdd 1a* |
383 |
dsddd 3 |
443 |
sdssd 1a |
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264 |
ddddd 0 |
324 |
ssdsd 0 |
384 |
ssddd 0 |
444 |
dsddd 3 |
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265 |
sddsd 0 |
325 |
dsddd 1a |
385 |
ssddd 3 |
445 |
dsddd 1a |
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266 |
dsssd 0 |
326 |
dsddd 0 |
386 |
dsddd 3 |
446 |
dsddd 0 |
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267 |
ddssd 3 |
327 |
sdssd 1b |
387 |
ssddd 0 |
447 |
dddds 0 |
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268 |
ddddd1a* |
328 |
dsddd 1a |
388 |
sdddd 3 |
448 |
ssdsd 1a |
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269 |
ssddd 0 |
329 |
dsddd 1b |
389 |
ddsds 3 |
449 |
dddds 1b |
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270 |
dsdsd2a* |
330 |
ddddd 1b |
390 |
ssddd 3 |
450 |
dddsd 3 |
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271 |
sdddd 1a |
331 |
ddddd 3 |
391 |
ssssd 0 |
451 |
dsddd 0 |
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272 |
dsddd 0 |
332 |
sdddd 0 |
392 |
sssdd 1a |
452 |
dsddd* 0 |
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273 |
ddddd 0 |
333 |
ssddd 4 |
393 |
dssdd 3 |
453 |
ddsdd 0 |
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274 |
sdddd 1b |
334 |
sdddd 0 |
394 |
dssdd 4* |
454 |
ddsdd 0 |
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275 |
ddddd 0 |
335 |
dsddd 0 |
395 |
sdssd 0 |
455 |
ddssd1a* |
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276 |
dsddd3?* |
336 |
dsddd 1a |
396 |
sdddd 0 |
456 |
ddddd 0 |
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277 |
dsdsd 3 |
337 |
sdddd 0 |
397 |
dsssd1a* |
457 |
sddsd 0 |
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278 |
ssddd 0 |
338 |
dsdds 1b |
398 |
dsdds 1b |
458 |
ssdsd 3 |
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279 |
sddsd 1a |
339 |
dsddd 1b |
399 |
dsddd 3 |
459 |
dsdsd 1a |
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280 |
dsddd 3 |
340 |
dsdsd 1b |
400 |
sdddd 0 |
460 |
sdddd 1a |
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281 |
sssdd 1b |
341 |
ssssd 0 |
401 |
ssddd 2b |
461 |
dsdsd 0 |
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282 |
ddddd 3 |
342 |
dddsd 0 |
402 |
dsddd 0 |
462 |
ddddd 0 |
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283 |
ddssd 0 |
343 |
ddsdd 0 |
403 |
ssddd 3 |
463 |
ssdsd 0 |
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284 |
ddddd 0 |
344 |
sssdd 2b |
404 |
ssdsd 0 |
464 |
ddsss* 0 |
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285 |
ssddd 0 |
345 |
dsdsd 0 |
405 |
ssddd 3* |
465 |
sddsd 1a |
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286 |
ddddd 0 |
346 |
dssdd 0 |
406 |
sdssd 3 |
466 |
dssdd 1a |
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287 |
sdddd 1a |
347 |
dssdd 0 |
407 |
dssds 1b |
467 |
dsddd 3 |
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288 |
dsddd 0 |
348 |
sdssd 0 |
408 |
dsdsd 1b |
468 |
dsddd 1a |
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289 |
dsddd 1a |
349 |
ssddd 1a |
409 |
sdsdd 0 |
469 |
dsddd 3 |
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290 |
dsddd 1a |
350 |
sssdd 1b |
410 |
dssdd* 0 |
470 |
dddsd 1a |
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291 |
ssdsd 2b |
351 |
ssddd 0 |
411 |
dddsd 1a |
471 |
dsddd 1a |
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292 |
dsddd* 0 |
352 |
dsdds 0 |
412 |
ddddd 0 |
472 |
ssddd 0 |
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293 |
sddsd 1a |
353 |
ddsdd 0 |
413 |
sddsd 0 |
473 |
dddsd1b* |
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294 |
ddddd 0 |
354 |
dssds 0 |
414 |
ssddd1a* |
474 |
ddddd 0 |
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295 |
ssdsd 0 |
355 |
sddsd 0 |
415 |
dddds3?* |
475 |
sdddd 3 |
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296 |
dsdsd 3 |
356 |
dsddd 0 |
416 |
ddddd1a* |
476 |
sdsdd 0 |
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297 |
ssdsd 0 |
357 |
sdddd 2b |
417 |
ddsdd 3 |
477 |
ssddd 3 |
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298 |
ddsdd 3 |
358 |
sssdd 0 |
418 |
ddsds 3 |
478 |
dddsd 0 |
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299 |
sssdd 3 |
359 |
dddsd 2b |
419 |
ddsdd 0 |
479 |
ddddd 2b |
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300 |
sddds 1a |
360 |
sddsd* 0 |
420 |
dddsd 3 |
480 |
dsddd 1a |
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Table
1. Continued. |
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481 |
dsddd 0 |
541 |
dddsd 3 |
601 |
ddddd 2b |
661 |
ddsdd 0 |
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482 |
ssddd 0 |
542 |
dsssd 0 |
602 |
dssdd 2b |
662 |
sdddd 0 |
|
483 |
dssdd 0 |
543 |
ddddd2b* |
603 |
sdddd 0 |
663 |
dsddd 3 |
|
484 |
dsdsd 0 |
544 |
dssdd 3 |
604 |
dddsd 1b |
664 |
dsddd 3 |
|
485 |
dddsd*3?* |
545 |
sdddd 3 |
605 |
ddddd 0 |
665 |
sdsdd 3 |
|
486 |
sssdd 2b |
546 |
dsddd 0 |
606 |
sdsdd 3 |
666 |
ssdsd 1b |
|
487 |
ssddd 2b |
547 |
ssddd 0 |
607 |
ddddd 4 |
667 |
ssdsd 3 |
|
488 |
ssddd 1a |
548 |
sdddd 3 |
608 |
dsddd 0 |
668 |
sdddd 0 |
|
489 |
dsdsd 0 |
549 |
sdddd 1b |
609 |
sssdd 2b |
669 |
sdddd 0 |
|
490 |
sdsdd 0 |
550 |
ddddd 3 |
610 |
dsddd 2b |
670 |
sdssd 0 |
|
491 |
ssddd 1a* |
551 |
dssdd 3 |
611 |
sdddd 0 |
671 |
sdddd 3 |
|
492 |
dddsd* 0 |
552 |
dsddd 1a |
612 |
sdddd 0 |
672 |
dsssd 0 |
|
493 |
dssdd 1a |
553 |
sdddd 0 |
613 |
ddssd1a* |
673 |
sddsd 0 |
|
494 |
sdddd 3 |
554 |
dsdsd 1b |
614 |
dsddd 4 |
674 |
dsddd 1a |
|
495 |
ddddd 0* |
555 |
ddddd 1b |
615 |
dddds 2b |
675 |
sdddd 1b |
|
496 |
dsddd 1a |
556 |
ddsdd 0 |
616 |
sddsd 1a |
676 |
sddsd 1a |
|
497 |
dsddd 0 |
557 |
dssdd 1a |
617 |
ssddd 0 |
677 |
dsddd 0 |
|
498 |
ddddd 3 |
558 |
dddds 0 |
618 |
ddsdd 2b |
678 |
sddds 0 |
|
499 |
sdddd 0 |
559 |
sdddd 1a |
619 |
sddds 2b |
679 |
ssddd 2b |
|
500 |
sdsdd 1a |
560 |
dsddd 0 |
620 |
ssddd 2b |
680 |
dssdd 2b |
|
501 |
dssdd 0 |
561 |
ddddd 3 |
621 |
dsdsd 1b |
681 |
ddddd 0 |
|
502 |
dsddd 3?* |
562 |
ssddd 4 |
622 |
ddddd 0 |
682 |
dsddd 3 |
|
503 |
sdssd 0 |
563 |
ssssd 0 |
623 |
sssdd 0 |
683 |
sdsdd*0* |
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504 |
dsddd 3 |
564 |
ssddd 2b |
624 |
dsddd 1a |
684 |
sdddd 3 |
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505 |
dssdd 3 |
565 |
ddsdd 3 |
625 |
dsddd 1a |
685 |
ssdsd 0 |
|
506 |
sdddd 1b |
566 |
sdddd 3 |
626 |
dddsd 0 |
686 |
dsdsd 0 |
|
507 |
dssdd 3 |
567 |
ssddd 0 |
627 |
dddsd*1a |
687 |
sdddd 3 |
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508 |
ssddd 0 |
568 |
ddsdd 1a |
628 |
sdsdd 0 |
688 |
sdddd 0 |
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509 |
ssddd 3 |
569 |
dsddd 0 |
629 |
dsdsd 0 |
689 |
sddsd*1b |
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510 |
dssdd 1a |
570 |
dsddd 0 |
630 |
sssdd 0 |
690 |
dsdds 0 |
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511 |
ssddd 0 |
571 |
ddddd 2b |
631 |
ddddd 3 |
691 |
ssddd* 0 |
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512 |
sssdd 1a* |
572 |
dsddd 1b |
632 |
dsddd 0 |
692 |
sdddd 3 |
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513 |
ssddd 3 |
573 |
sddsd 0 |
633 |
ddsdd 3 |
693 |
dssds* 0 |
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514 |
dddsd 0 |
574 |
sdsds 1a |
634 |
ssdsd 0 |
694 |
dssdd 0 |
|
515 |
dsddd 1b |
575 |
dsddd 0 |
635 |
dsddd 1a |
695 |
sdddd |