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2 Orange Parade
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3 Blue Lagoon
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5 Green Meadows
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6 Another Blue
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Sample Chart
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Sample Chart
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Sample Chart
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Sample Chart
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15 On a pink day
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Sample Chart
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17 On a rainy day
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18 Dark Lord - 1
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19 Dark Lord - 2
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20 Dark Lord - 3
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21 Dark Lord - 4
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22 Wheat Field
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23 Rainbow - 1
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24 Rainbow - 2
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25 Lavender Love
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26 Outline - 1
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27 Outline - 2
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28 Pseudo Incell
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29 Trance - Equalizer
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Data used:
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5 In future, when you want to use the chart, simply click on charts icon on tool bar, and s
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