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from WI. and another new 1700 Midnight owner.

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dj1700

2012/06/14 12:48

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blue star

2012/06/14 12:50

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2012/06/14 13:15

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2012/06/15 19:02

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2012/06/14 12:52

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2012/06/14 12:59

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Roger7886

2012/06/14 13:03

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Curt

2012/06/14 13:04

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Just Dave

2012/06/14 13:07

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2012/06/14 13:06

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greyphart

2012/06/15 21:39

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2012/06/14 13:08

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2012/06/14 13:09

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2012/06/14 13:16

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2012/06/14 13:12

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2012/06/14 13:20

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2012/06/14 13:56

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2012/06/14 13:18

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2012/06/14 14:02

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2012/06/14 14:08

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2012/06/14 14:20

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2012/06/14 14:22

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2012/06/14 20:54

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2012/06/14 21:00

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2012/06/15 02:45

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2012/06/15 02:56

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jeckes

2012/06/14 14:30

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2012/06/14 15:06

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Edge51

2012/06/14 15:12

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2012/06/14 15:47

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2012/06/14 15:50

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2012/06/14 15:54

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2012/06/14 15:54

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2012/06/14 16:02

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2012/06/14 19:47

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2012/06/14 19:51

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2012/06/14 19:57

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2012/06/14 20:49

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signalzero

2012/06/14 22:39

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2012/06/15 07:34

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2012/06/15 11:41

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2012/06/15 12:12

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2012/06/15 15:14

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2012/06/16 08:14

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2012/06/16 09:51

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