56th annual meeting of the udwrc advisory panel may 13, 2021
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ater
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rticu
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uted
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orks
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ettle
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ayer
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ged
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atio
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ilyJim
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ater
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goal
of t
his
proj
ect i
s to
exa
min
e pe
ak fl
ood
even
ts a
nd h
igh
tides
and
ass
ess
whe
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l flo
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ondi
tions
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erity
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uenc
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d m
agni
tude
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r tim
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war
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a re
sult
of c
limat
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ange
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izing
data
val
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lite
ratu
re,a
sw
ell a
s lo
ng-t
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ipita
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ual p
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ata
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GS s
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ual p
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and
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tide
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tistic
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ifpe
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flow
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coas
tal h
igh
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itatio
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orks
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to th
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tate
of t
he B
ays
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rt. B
ased
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test
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l, th
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ples
take
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ater
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sear
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alue
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rope
rtie
s in
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coas
tal/r
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ine
flood
plai
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law
are
with
sea
leve
lrise
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sst
udy
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sses
the
real
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ate
valu
e of
prop
ertie
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war
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wth
eva
lue
has
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ged
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1975
inre
latio
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sea
leve
lrise
and
flood
ing.
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stud
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amin
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ood
insu
ranc
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ms,
cla
ims,
and
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rage
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law
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ndhi
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risk
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dde
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flood
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ualit
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and
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s. A
sur
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tors
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tors
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gh A
frica
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.S. p
opul
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can
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ates
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erou
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lley
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e ea
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ish s
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lity
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ean
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er A
ct, a
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n as
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andy
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e Sh
ad 2
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ng th
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lace
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ntur
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andy
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ad 2
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ded
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ver-
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ter L
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im S
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rand
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ad 2
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ant f
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ord
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imth
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ysto
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for t
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rst
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ntie
s of
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sylv
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ny. W
hen
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rs th
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ost
ates
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edon
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omm
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rren
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ance
isfa
lling
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pla
ce. T
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emai
ning
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ms
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ork
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ms
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late
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r 202
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ish p
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ge a
t low
er d
ams
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roug
h 6
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w th
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ad to
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wn
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iles
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nd to
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alia
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r foo
t oft
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ount
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gley
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cove
ry o
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l and
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tura
l res
ourc
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y w
ith th
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ate
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oric
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serv
atio
n O
ffice
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wra
ps t
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scin
atin
g na
mes
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plac
es in
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ican
hist
ory
that
took
pla
ceal
ong
this
river
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by, B
aldw
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illia
ms,
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rote
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tthe
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ine
and
told
thes
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atin
gst
orie
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outt
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ver.
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illen
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s se
t foo
tin
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ld th
e in
dige
nous
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ple
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ape
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long
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ntic
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n). I
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llage
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rWill
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cula
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ry n
eart
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t day
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red
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nt o
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ndyw
ine
clos
e to
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leve
l was
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idea
l pla
ce fo
r the
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onist
s to
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stru
ct th
eir
mills
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spor
t the
irgo
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e sc
allo
psan
dsa
iling
ship
s th
at w
ould
moo
r at
the
dock
s ju
st y
ards
away
from
the
mills
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1687
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edish
sur
geon
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yman
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ham
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ltth
e fir
stba
rley
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alon
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e Br
andy
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eat
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arth
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rnor
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e th
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ms
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llow
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shad
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ain.
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d hi
s flo
ur m
ill to
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eph
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nd th
e lo
wer
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ch h
ad 6
dam
s w
ith 1
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ills, 6
on
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k. B
y 17
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e Br
andy
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n be
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oved
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s to
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hery
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ne o
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ater
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ts a
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nder
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omm
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w. I
n 17
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t the
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he
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ican
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olut
ion,
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first
grist
mill.
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793
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nard
reco
rded
that
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pa
cked
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llsw
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nd o
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nts
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ched
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n th
e Ea
ster
n se
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rd a
nd s
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r gu
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om 1
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st a
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iles.
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quis
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faye
tte re
turn
edto
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1777
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tle o
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dyw
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and
tour
ed th
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gley
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tees
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om c
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ong
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licon
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ley
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day.
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rten
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and
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ld h
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igur
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et, w
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at th
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e ab
le to
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ram
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ieve
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and
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ualit
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t pot
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ultip
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tera
ctiv
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aps
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vide
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ette
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rdin
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ntia
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vice
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roug
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ty. T
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cuse
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od S
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lnes
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ew C
astle
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nty
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rmat
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nee
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nnec
ted
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lthy.
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s in
form
atio
n,
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bine
d w
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raph
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ata
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s; s
uch
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tions
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he 6
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der
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latio
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cate
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ving
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r ret
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nd
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r Del
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re a
nd r
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ed b
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tic e
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plex
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idal
mar
shes
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port
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iver
sity
and
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n,
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man
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peril
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rfac
tors
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orica
lm
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di
tchi
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an c
ause
deg
rada
tion
and
loss
of f
unct
ion
of th
e m
arsh
es. A
loss
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unct
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mea
ns a
loss
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heir
valu
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rser
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ly c
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arch
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istin
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ta la
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man
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nd p
roce
dure
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ess
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degr
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e m
arsh
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rt o
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pro
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mar
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ely
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ore
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its c
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e m
arsh
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yer o
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p up
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port
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in to
exh
ibit
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ling”
as
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rior
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wat
er a
reas
exp
and,
and
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ecos
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nctio
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asse
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ondi
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und
erta
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port
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