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82 <font size=
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85 <font size=
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91 <tr align=
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1.2.1 (-
1)
</td><td>6:
24.51</td><td bgcolor=
"#F8F8E8">2:
42.93</td><td>5:
26.87</td><td bgcolor=
"#F8F8E8">2:
17.49</td><td>431.72 MB
</td><td bgcolor=
"#F8F8E8">56.97%
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92 <tr align=
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"left">FLAC
1.2.1 (-
3)
</td><td>7:
23.77</td><td bgcolor=
"#E0E0D4">3:
47.42</td><td>5:
31.15</td><td bgcolor=
"#E0E0D4">2:
19.07</td><td>412.42 MB
</td><td bgcolor=
"#E0E0D4">54.57%
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93 <tr align=
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1.2.1 (-
5, default)
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07.41</td><td bgcolor=
"#FFFFFF">6:
35.68</td><td>5:
23.16</td><td bgcolor=
"#FFFFFF">2:
22.41</td><td>406.25 MB
</td><td bgcolor=
"#FFFFFF">53.67%
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94 <tr align=
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1.2.1 (-
8)
</td><td>26:
46.72</td><td bgcolor=
"#E0E0D4">23:
21.85</td><td>5:
40.25</td><td bgcolor=
"#E0E0D4">2:
36.47</td><td>404.23 MB
</td><td bgcolor=
"#E0E0D4">53.36%
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95 <tr align=
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1.01 (turbo)
</td><td>7:
25.21</td><td bgcolor=
"#F8F8E8">3:
51.02</td><td>6:
16.82</td><td bgcolor=
"#F8F8E8">3:
10.87</td><td>399.97 MB
</td><td bgcolor=
"#F8F8E8">52.71%
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96 <tr align=
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4.41 (fast -x)
</td><td>11:
54.47</td><td bgcolor=
"#E0E0D4">7:
50.84</td><td>6:
32.50</td><td bgcolor=
"#E0E0D4">3:
25.77</td><td>411.52 MB
</td><td bgcolor=
"#E0E0D4">54.39%
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97 <tr align=
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4.41 (fast)
</td><td>8:
52.27</td><td bgcolor=
"#F8F8E8">4:
47.74</td><td>6:
33.73</td><td bgcolor=
"#F8F8E8">3:
28.19</td><td>415.05 MB
</td><td bgcolor=
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98 <tr align=
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3.2a (-p0 -b256, default)
</td><td>10:
01.38</td><td bgcolor=
"#E0E0D4">6:
23.40</td><td>6:
38.43</td><td bgcolor=
"#E0E0D4">3:
30.66</td><td>433.56 MB
</td><td bgcolor=
"#E0E0D4">57.29%
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99 <tr align=
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1.01 (normal)
</td><td>11:
42.59</td><td bgcolor=
"#F8F8E8">8:
12.00</td><td>6:
36.47</td><td bgcolor=
"#F8F8E8">3:
38.14</td><td>391.16 MB
</td><td bgcolor=
"#F8F8E8">51.39%
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100 <tr align=
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"left">Shorten
3.2a (-p8 -b2048)
</td><td>12:
09.68</td><td bgcolor=
"#E0E0D4">8:
31.46</td><td>7:
34.17</td><td bgcolor=
"#E0E0D4">4:
24.09</td><td>438.86 MB
</td><td bgcolor=
"#E0E0D4">58.11%
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101 <tr align=
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4.41 (normal -x)
</td><td>14:
14.54</td><td bgcolor=
"#F8F8E8">10:
13.33</td><td>7:
23.14</td><td bgcolor=
"#F8F8E8">4:
24.26</td><td>403.10 MB
</td><td bgcolor=
"#F8F8E8">53.19%
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102 <tr align=
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4.41 (normal)
</td><td>9:
48.59</td><td bgcolor=
"#E0E0D4">5:
46.91</td><td>7:
37.26</td><td bgcolor=
"#E0E0D4">4:
30.11</td><td>405.84 MB
</td><td bgcolor=
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103 <tr align=
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1.01 (extra high max)
</td><td>66:
52.15</td><td bgcolor=
"#F8F8E8">63:
48.91</td><td>7:
39.41</td><td bgcolor=
"#F8F8E8">4:
46.01</td><td>383.70 MB
</td><td bgcolor=
"#F8F8E8">50.60%
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104 <tr align=
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1.01 (extra high)
</td><td>25:
14.00</td><td bgcolor=
"#E0E0D4">21:
48.45</td><td>7:
50.46</td><td bgcolor=
"#E0E0D4">4:
54.86</td><td>384.06 MB
</td><td bgcolor=
"#E0E0D4">50.66%
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105 <tr align=
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4.41 (high)
</td><td>11:
48.47</td><td bgcolor=
"#F8F8E8">7:
45.58</td><td>9:
19.07</td><td bgcolor=
"#F8F8E8">6:
05.35</td><td>399.90 MB
</td><td bgcolor=
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106 <tr align=
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4.41 (extra high -x)
</td><td>27:
23.56</td><td bgcolor=
"#E0E0D4">23:
29.26</td><td>10:
58.90</td><td bgcolor=
"#E0E0D4">7:
48.32</td><td>396.56 MB
</td><td bgcolor=
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107 <tr align=
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3.99 (fast)
</td><td>10:
24.29</td><td bgcolor=
"#F8F8E8">6:
58.46</td><td>11:
32.07</td><td bgcolor=
"#F8F8E8">8:
37.81</td><td>400.57 MB
</td><td bgcolor=
"#F8F8E8">53.11%
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108 <tr align=
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4.5)
</td><td>19:
53.27</td><td bgcolor=
"#E0E0D4">19:
53.27</td><td>10:
01.86</td><td bgcolor=
"#E0E0D4">10:
01.86</td><td>414.45 MB
</td><td bgcolor=
"#E0E0D4">54.96%
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109 <tr align=
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3.99 (normal)
</td><td>13:
20.15</td><td bgcolor=
"#F8F8E8">9:
56.40</td><td>14:
24.02</td><td bgcolor=
"#F8F8E8">11:
33.71</td><td>393.17 MB
</td><td bgcolor=
"#F8F8E8">51.97%
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110 <tr align=
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3.99 (high)
</td><td>15:
26.16</td><td bgcolor=
"#E0E0D4">12:
03.16</td><td>16:
30.00</td><td bgcolor=
"#E0E0D4">13:
40.59</td><td>389.83 MB
</td><td bgcolor=
"#E0E0D4">51.53%
</td></tr>
111 <tr align=
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"left">optimFROG
4.21 (mode
0 @
4x)
</td><td>16:
36.98</td><td bgcolor=
"#F8F8E8">12:
51.58</td><td>17:
55.55</td><td bgcolor=
"#F8F8E8">14:
58.99</td><td>394.69 MB
</td><td bgcolor=
"#F8F8E8">52.24%
</td></tr>
112 <tr align=
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4.21 (mode
1 @
4x)
</td><td>24:
25.04</td><td bgcolor=
"#E0E0D4">20:
37.96</td><td>25:
48.90</td><td bgcolor=
"#E0E0D4">22:
52.76</td><td>389.04 MB
</td><td bgcolor=
"#E0E0D4">51.52%
</td></tr>
113 <tr align=
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3.99 (extra high)
</td><td>28:
34.03</td><td bgcolor=
"#F8F8E8">25:
12.14</td><td>29:
38.88</td><td bgcolor=
"#F8F8E8">26:
53.34</td><td>384.55 MB
</td><td bgcolor=
"#F8F8E8">50.87%
</td></tr>
114 <tr align=
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"left">optimFROG
4.21 (mode
2 @
4x)
</td><td>32:
20.46</td><td bgcolor=
"#E0E0D4">28:
36.38</td><td>33:
39.96</td><td bgcolor=
"#E0E0D4">30:
49.89</td><td>387.93 MB
</td><td bgcolor=
"#E0E0D4">51.33%
</td></tr>
115 <tr align=
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"left">Bonk
0.5</td><td>51:
45.58</td><td bgcolor=
"#F8F8E8">48:
32.10</td><td>42:
02.76</td><td bgcolor=
"#F8F8E8">39:
05.43</td><td>418.65 MB
</td><td bgcolor=
"#F8F8E8">55.43%
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116 <tr align=
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4.21 (mode
3 @
4x)
</td><td>58:
21.94</td><td bgcolor=
"#E0E0D4">54:
52.62</td><td>59:
34.12</td><td bgcolor=
"#E0E0D4">56:
51.21</td><td>386.71 MB
</td><td bgcolor=
"#E0E0D4">51.15%
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117 <tr align=
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"left">Monkey's Audio
3.99 (insane)
</td><td>129:
07.86</td><td bgcolor=
"#F8F8E8">126:
05.33</td><td>135:
13.19</td><td bgcolor=
"#F8F8E8">133:
12.71</td><td>381.79 MB
</td><td bgcolor=
"#F8F8E8">50.65%
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118 <tr align=
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0.3c
</td><td>150:
12.30</td><td bgcolor=
"#E0E0D4">146:
54.11</td><td>144:
50.36</td><td bgcolor=
"#E0E0D4">142:
49.41</td><td>375.76 MB
</td><td bgcolor=
"#E0E0D4">49.86%
</td></tr>
119 <tr align=
"right"><td align=
"left">optimFROG
4.21 (mode
4 @
1x)
</td><td>338:
34.15</td><td bgcolor=
"#F8F8E8">335:
12.47</td><td>339:
18.57</td><td bgcolor=
"#F8F8E8">336:
25.54</td><td>386.22 MB
</td><td bgcolor=
"#F8F8E8">51.06%
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120 <tr align=
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</td><td>73:
44.94</td><td bgcolor=
"#E0E0D4"></td><td>73:
44.94</td><td bgcolor=
"#E0E0D4"></td><td>780.56 MB
</td><td bgcolor=
"#E0E0D4">100.00%
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