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&lt;h2&gt;Abbreviations&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;frl. - &lt;/strong&gt;fractional, does not have the full acrage for the legal land description
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&lt;h2&gt;Abbreviations&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;frl. - &lt;/strong&gt;fractional, does not have the full acrage for the legal land description
&lt;h2&gt;Links&lt;/h2&gt;
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&lt;strong&gt;frl. - &lt;/strong&gt;fractional, does not have the full acrage for the legal land description
&lt;h2&gt;Links&lt;/h2&gt;
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&lt;strong&gt;frl. - &lt;/strong&gt;fractional, does not have the full acrage for the legal land description
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&lt;strong&gt;frl. - &lt;/strong&gt;fractional, does not have the full acrage for the legal land description
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