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thermodynamics + art
a Scientific American "SA Visual" story about beauty, imagination and machine learning by Jake Lever and myself.
It's Snowing in my CPU — a Snowflake catalogue
Art is scence in love.
— E.F. Weisslitz
Go ahead, meet some snowflakes.
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Somewhere in the world, it's snowing. But you don't need to go far—it's always snowing on this page. Explore light flurries, snowflake families and individual flakes. There are many unusual snowflakes and snowflake family 12 and family 46 are very interesting.
But don't settle for only pixel snowflakes—make an STL file and 3D print your own flakes!
Ad blockers may interfere with some flake images—the names of flakes can trigger ad filters.
And if after reading about my flakes you want more, get your frozen fix with Kenneth Libbrecht's excellent work and Paul Gallico's Snowflake.
flake families
Flakes are grouped into 50 families using k-means clustering. Families are ordered by the number of flakes in each family—family 1 has the largest number of flakes and family 50 the smallest.
The flakes below are random samples from each family.
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family 2
There are 804 flakes in this family.
cilie
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deetra
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mrirsta
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clustie
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ixaolo
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dannille
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caullin
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shesbie
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luuine
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lovetlie
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leina
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limentra
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demima
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clolone
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idelle
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conice
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melal
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rashie
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doriane
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lisaette
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kadee
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lindretle
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liegtette
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lelurett
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luecie
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cickyccoe
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letilee
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maygelle
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marmicirla
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mivka
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lixke
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cinicha
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lisieblette
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chirotey
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indere
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elminda
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rucuene
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corne
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lorulata
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kathine
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lennieta
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rovola
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mareca
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lounis
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cumetta
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macbalica
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ceelle
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jongia
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lintra
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lobina
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limizlil
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linsielle
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elssamate
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marqueytte
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lisbamette
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lebisha
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limeetha
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coratte
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elisolon
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lyesla
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ellaira
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feliey
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lilifa
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liaretha
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kaicea
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cindro
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erlce
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linilana
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elisazetlie
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ceerarie
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liciphlis
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miomita
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corisda
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lurlina
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leliabret
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mazbie
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ilzay
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chryll
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kackin
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miarell
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cherdee
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ledila
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ilida
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ilodoben
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liauen
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cdendie
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libnett
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dennes
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caryaln
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lonitta
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lidla
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liggnell
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lodna
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lilpy
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larpinda
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lizye
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cingcell
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dederste
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leette
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cilbeane
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clemettinze
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hacylone
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kyerge
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lizshelette
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libemer
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lieqhie
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cidki
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meodice
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liraki
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licsi
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luestu
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lezle
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lidoe
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maruyl
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cancine
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karelynn
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cleneti
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ligdiadra
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collite
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mimaroka
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linske
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liceza
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alisr
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liriby
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culie
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digrette
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laala
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magurita
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liaxn
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maccarlie
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mriggir
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alila
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iledie
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cherileee
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guletra
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losina
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cindta
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lusetta
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gelneria
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lizpilda
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caraletth
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lemome
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ceine
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clintha
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kacyly
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luditia
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leuuthia
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lenira
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magulann
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lurita
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liudette
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miutie
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ilina
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elsala
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erssee
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ligsellette
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clallee
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corsea
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chrad
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lolay
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libeo
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moithe
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lobek
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ellinra
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erenara
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litka
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curyl
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gillaria
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macgelle
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cuyva
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lidrat
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lynsellene
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leenna
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ellacera
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ilzza
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culsety
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melonida
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chenita
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lizuda
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nintheka
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marreelle
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heele
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kazie
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cocka
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lottena
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eleny
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lipbeth
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mirldy
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lelaria
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lirathea
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lilbha
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chraseinne
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roenn
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cinceelie
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kaneka
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kaelona
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inasai
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ledita
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dionetta
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liwean
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mayzelle
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miggelli
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lodida
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kashia
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liedettele
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elola
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liennra
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loibe
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mirvy
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corite
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lotamie
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selmie
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lodie
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besta
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liphlia
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ceree
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chiena
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limilliana
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likee
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chyetta
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liilie
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doratte
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cenika
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ellcey
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chunia
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edhla
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cedida
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mauria
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chatolde
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ligilge
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heoma
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liavia
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janda
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letetha
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doleer
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cicshoe
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luvell
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linka
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kilis
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karwan
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dorinia
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ruania
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meerna
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cauna
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cickela
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edgre
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outha
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channe
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liatne
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midona
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loyry
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mirnia
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elianda
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megira
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linggerda
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adeley
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medido
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lictiy
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delite
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ciedie
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elenar
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loberta
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genelnice
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midky
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lelna
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bersolin
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lorlne
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