Star Wars Galaxies: SWG Comlink: Trader Expertise

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SWG Comlink: Trader Expertise

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Comlink: January 12th 2007

Some folks have been following along with my questions and comments about the Trader expertise. A little of this information may not be new to you. Most of this information about the Trader Expertise has not been discussed, though. So, in today's Comlink, I will give you information on the expertise charts for the four trader professions (Domestics, Munitions, Structures, and Engineers).

What is the Expertise System?

As with previous Expertise comlinks, I'll explain the goals of the Expertise system and how it works. The overall goal of the system is to offer new and exciting choices for players to make about the development of their characters. These choices offer players the chance to further customize their characters, creating more diversity between characters of the same profession, and giving players an additional goal while leveling.

At level 10, a player earns five Expertise points and then earns 1 point every two levels up to a maximum of forty-five points at level 90. Once a player reaches level 10, they can activate the Expertise interface (it will appear on the Main Menu) and begin allocating their points over the two trees available to their profession.

Allocating Expertise points will do one of two things for a character. They will either modify an existing ability, such as increasing damage done, or they will unlock new abilities or a series of abilities.

Players can allocate the points they have earned and even experiment with different choices through the interface without permanently committing to the changes. Once they're satisfied with their allocation, they can finalize their decision by clicking the "Accept" button. Once accepted, these choices can only be undone for a fee through a re-spec (re-specialization option) from the appropriate NPC.

Notes:

The Expertise tree graphics below are concept pieces used to construct the trees, and not representative of actual in-game art.

Specific numbers mentioned in the tree summaries are apt to change as we iterate and test the data over the weeks leading up to the scheduled update.

Trader Expertise: Specialization

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Notes:

The socket bonus applies to sub-professions that can make weapons, armor, and clothing. If a sub-profession cannot make one of those three (such as a Droid Engineer), then the expertise point grants your character a schematic or group of schematics.

The item upgrade allows for more sockets in an attachment. If your sub-profession cannot make armor, weapons, or clothing, then a schematic or group of schematics are granted.

The layout works as follows:

Profession #1 for Domestics would be Chef
Profession #2 for Domestics would be Tailor

Thus Profession #2 Dexterity would be called "Tailor Dexterity" and its bonuses would apply to that sub-profession.

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[td style="color:black" width=20]Tier [/TD]
[td style="color:black" width=134]Name [/TD]
[td style="color:black" width=144]Description [/TD]
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<DIV align=center>Points </DIV>[/TD]
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<DIV align=center>Effect </DIV>[/TD]
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<DIV align=center>Min Points </DIV>[/TD]
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<DIV align=center>Min Level </DIV>[/TD]
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<DIV align=center>1 </DIV>[/TD]
[td style="color:black" class=xl23 width=134]Artisan's Dexterity [/TD]
[td style="color:black" class=xl24 width=144]Increases the general assembly skill mod [/TD]
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<DIV align=center>4 </DIV>[/TD]
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<DIV align=center>+5 points </DIV>[/TD]
[td style="color:black" class=xl23 width=35]
<DIV align=center>1 </DIV>[/TD]
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<DIV align=center>10 </DIV>[/TD]
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<DIV align=center>2 </DIV>[/TD]
[td style="color:black" class=xl25 width=134]Artisan's Hypothesis [/TD]
[td style="color:black" class=xl26 width=144]Gives a bonus to the experimentation roll for artisan items [/TD]
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<DIV align=center>4 </DIV>[/TD]
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<DIV align=center>+3% </DIV>[/TD]
[td style="color:black" class=xl25 width=35]
<DIV align=center>5 </DIV>[/TD]
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<DIV align=center>10 </DIV>[/TD]
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<DIV align=center>4 </DIV>[/TD]
[td style="color:black" class=xl23 width=134]Artisan's Advanced Theory [/TD]
[td style="color:black" class=xl24 width=144]Gives one extra experimentation point for artisan items [/TD]
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<DIV align=center>1 </DIV>[/TD]
[td style="color:black" class=xl23 width=64]
<DIV align=center>+1 point </DIV>[/TD]
[td style="color:black" class=xl23 width=35]
<DIV align=center>13 </DIV>[/TD]
[td style="color:black" class=xl23 width=44]
<DIV align=center>26 </DIV>[/TD]
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<DIV align=center>1 </DIV>[/TD]
[td style="color:black" class=xl25 width=134]Profession Dexterity [/TD]
[td style="color:black" class=xl26 width=144]Increases the assembly skill mod for the specified profession [/TD]
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<DIV align=center>4(8) </DIV>[/TD]
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<DIV align=center>+5 points </DIV>[/TD]
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<DIV align=center>1 </DIV>[/TD]
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<DIV align=center>10 </DIV>[/TD]
[td style="color:black" class=xl23 width=20 height=67]
<DIV align=center>3 </DIV>[/TD]
[td style="color:black" class=xl23 width=134]Profession Hypothesis [/TD]
[td style="color:black" class=xl24 width=144]Gives a bonus to the experimentation roll for the specified profession [/TD]
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<DIV align=center>4(8) </DIV>[/TD]
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<DIV align=center>+3% </DIV>[/TD]
[td style="color:black" class=xl23 width=35]
<DIV align=center>9 </DIV>[/TD]
[td style="color:black" class=xl23 width=44]
<DIV align=center>18 </DIV>[/TD]
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<DIV align=center>5 </DIV>[/TD]
[td style="color:black" class=xl25 width=134]Profession Advanced Theory [/TD]
[td style="color:black" class=xl26 width=144]Gives one extra experimentation point for the specified profession [/TD]
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<DIV align=center>1(2) </DIV>[/TD]
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<DIV align=center>+1 point </DIV>[/TD]
[td style="color:black" class=xl25 width=35]
<DIV align=center>17 </DIV>[/TD]
[td style="color:black" class=xl25 width=44]
<DIV align=center>34 </DIV>[/TD]
[td style="color:black" class=xl23 width=20 height=68]
<DIV align=center>2 </DIV>[/TD]
[td style="color:black" class=xl23 width=134]Profession Insight [/TD]
[td style="color:black" class=xl24 width=144]Reduces complexity of items for the specified profession [/TD]
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<DIV align=center>2(4) </DIV>[/TD]
[td style="color:black" class=xl23 width=64]
<DIV align=center>-1 point </DIV>[/TD]
[td style="color:black" class=xl23 width=35]
<DIV align=center>5 </DIV>[/TD]
[td style="color:black" class=xl23 width=44]
<DIV align=center>10 </DIV>[/TD]
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<DIV align=center>4 </DIV>[/TD]
[td style="color:black" class=xl25 width=134]Profession Keen Understanding [/TD]
[td style="color:black" class=xl26 width=144]Further reduces complexity of items for the specified profession [/TD]
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<DIV align=center>2(4) </DIV>[/TD]
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<DIV align=center>-2 points </DIV>[/TD]
[td style="color:black" class=xl25 width=35]
<DIV align=center>13 </DIV>[/TD]
[td style="color:black" class=xl25 width=44]
<DIV align=center>26 </DIV>[/TD]
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<DIV align=center>5 </DIV>[/TD]
[td style="color:black" class=xl27 width=134]Profession Socket Bonus [/TD]
[td style="color:black" class=xl24 width=144]Allows an extra socket to be applied to an item for the specified profession* [/TD]
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<DIV align=center>1(2) </DIV>[/TD]
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<DIV align=center>+1 socket </DIV>[/TD]
[td style="color:black" class=xl23 width=35]
<DIV align=center>17 </DIV>[/TD]
[td style="color:black" class=xl23 width=44]
<DIV align=center>34 </DIV>[/TD]
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<DIV align=center>5 </DIV>[/TD]
[td style="color:black" class=xl28 width=134]Profession Item Upgrade [/TD]
[td style="color:black" class=xl26 width=144]Gives the player another item upgrade schematic for the specified profession* [/TD]
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<DIV align=center>1(2) </DIV>[/TD]
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<DIV align=center>schematic </DIV>[/TD]
[td style="color:black" class=xl25 width=35]
<DIV align=center>17 </DIV>[/TD]
[td style="color:black" class=xl25 width=44]
<DIV align=center>34 </DIV>[/TD]
[td style="color:black" class=xl23 width=20 height=65]
<DIV align=center>3 </DIV>[/TD]
[td style="color:black" class=xl23 width=134]Resource Processing [/TD]
[td style="color:black" class=xl24 width=144]Increases resource quality during crafting process [/TD]
[td style="color:black" class=xl23 width=77]
<DIV align=center>2 </DIV>[/TD]
[td style="color:black" class=xl23 width=64]
<DIV align=center>+2% </DIV>[/TD]
[td style="color:black" class=xl23 width=35]
<DIV align=center>9 </DIV>[/TD]
[td style="color:black" class=xl23 width=44]
<DIV align=center>18 </DIV>[/TD]
[td style="color:black" class=xl25 width=20 height=63]
<DIV align=center>4 </DIV>[/TD]
[td style="color:black" class=xl25 width=134]Advanced Resource Refinement [/TD]
[td style="color:black" class=xl26 width=144]Further increases resource quality during the crafting process [/TD]
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<DIV align=center>2 </DIV>[/TD]
[td style="color:black" class=xl25 width=64]
<DIV align=center>+3% </DIV>[/TD]
[td style="color:black" class=xl25 width=35]
<DIV align=center>13 </DIV>[/TD]
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<DIV align=center>26 </DIV>[/TD]
[td style="color:black" class=xl30 colSpan=3]Total [/TD]
[td style="color:black" class=xl25 width=77]43 [/TD]
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Trader Expertise: Production

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Name [/TD]
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Description [/TD]
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Min Level [/TD]
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1 [/TD]
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Business Accounting [/TD]
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Decreases the maintenance cost of vendors [/TD]
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4 [/TD]
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-3% [/TD]
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1 [/TD]
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10 [/TD]
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2 [/TD]
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Warehousing [/TD]
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Increases the vendor item limit [/TD]
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4 [/TD]
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+50 items [/TD]
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5 [/TD]
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10 [/TD]
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3 [/TD]
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Advanced Personnel Management [/TD]
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Increases the number of vendors a merchant can place [/TD]
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2 [/TD]
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+1 vendor [/TD]
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9 [/TD]
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18 [/TD]
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3 [/TD]
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Factory Maintenance Efficiency [/TD]
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Decreases the maintenance cost of factories [/TD]
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4 [/TD]
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-3% [/TD]
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9 [/TD]
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18 [/TD]
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4 [/TD]
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Factory Energy Efficiency [/TD]
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Decreases the amount of energy used by factories [/TD]
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4 [/TD]
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-3% [/TD]
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13 [/TD]
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26 [/TD]
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5 [/TD]
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Advanced Production Technology [/TD]
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Increases the rate at which factories produce items [/TD]
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2 [/TD]
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+5% [/TD]
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17 [/TD]
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34 [/TD]
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2 [/TD]
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Harvester Storage Efficiency [/TD]
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Increases the harvester storage hopper size [/TD]
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4 [/TD]
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+3% [/TD]
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5 [/TD]
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10 [/TD]
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3 [/TD]
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Harvester Maintenance Efficiency [/TD]
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Decreases the maintenance cost of harvesters [/TD]
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4 [/TD]
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-3% [/TD]
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9 [/TD]
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18 [/TD]
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4 [/TD]
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Harvester Energy Efficiency [/TD]
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Decreases the amount of energy used by harvesters [/TD]
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4 [/TD]
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-3% [/TD]
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13 [/TD]
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26 [/TD]
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5 [/TD]
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Advanced Harvesting Technology [/TD]
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Increases the rate at which harvesters collect resources [/TD]
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2 [/TD]
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+5% [/TD]
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17 [/TD]
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34 [/TD]
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1 [/TD]
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Extraction Efficiency [/TD]
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Increases the amount of resources acquired through manual sampling [/TD]
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4 [/TD]
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+25% [/TD]
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1 [/TD]
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10 [/TD]
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2 [/TD]
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Extraction Techniques [/TD]
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Decreases the amount of time between sampling loops [/TD]
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3 [/TD]
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-5 seconds [/TD]
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5 [/TD]
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10 [/TD]
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4 [/TD]
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Deconstruction Techniques [/TD]
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Gives a bonus to reverse engineering [/TD]
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2 [/TD]
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+5% [/TD]
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13 [/TD]
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26 [/TD]
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43 [/TD]
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