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## Directory
   * Smith, George
      - 1234 Avenue, New York, NY
   * Bailey, Stephen
      - 4545 Harbor Ln, Atlanta, GA
      - Phone: (412) 291-1238
   * Thomas, Brent
      - 1482 Mystic Oaks, Anaheim, CA
   * Grant, Jenny
      - 198 Circle Dr, Houston, TX
      - Phone: (213) 198-9842
      - Email: jenny.grant@gmail.com
   * Percy, Adam
      - 221 Jaguar Pkwy, Missoula, MT
   * Garfield, Misty
      - 5988 Apple Tree Ln, Memphis, TN
   * Parsons, Betty
      - Phone: (235) 523-2378
      - Email: bettyboop123@gmail.com
   * Sanders, Terry
      - Email: sanderst@yahoo.com
   * Smith, Pete
      - Phone: (294) 984-2938
   * Frost, Jennifer
      - 2498 Temple Terrace, Miami, FL
   * Matthews, Frank
      - 418 Happy Trail, Phoenix, AZ
      - Phone: (985) 129-2394
      - Email: frank@phoenixrealtors.net
   * Allen, Taylor
      - Email: allen.taylor@hotmail.com
   * McCullen, Sarah
      - 247 Hidden Elm, Seattle, WA
      - Phone: (288) 283-4568
   * Perkins, Mike
      - 992 Peartree Ln, Bowling Green, KY
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## Directory
   * Allen, Taylor
      - Email: allen.taylor@hotmail.com
   * Bailey, Stephen
      - 4545 Harbor Ln, Atlanta, GA
      - Phone: (412) 291-1238
   * Frost, Jennifer
      - 2498 Temple Terrace, Miami, FL
   * Garfield, Misty
      - 5988 Apple Tree Ln, Memphis, TN
   * Grant, Jenny
      - 198 Circle Dr, Houston, TX
      - Phone: (213) 198-9842
      - Email: jenny.grant@gmail.com
   * Matthews, Frank
      - 418 Happy Trail, Phoenix, AZ
      - Phone: (985) 129-2394
      - Email: frank@phoenixrealtors.net
   * McCullen, Sarah
      - 247 Hidden Elm, Seattle, WA
      - Phone: (288) 283-4568
   * Parsons, Betty
      - Phone: (235) 523-2378
      - Email: bettyboop123@gmail.com
   * Percy, Adam
      - 221 Jaguar Pkwy, Missoula, MT
   * Perkins, Mike
      - 992 Peartree Ln, Bowling Green, KY
   * Sanders, Terry
      - Email: sanderst@yahoo.com
   * Smith, George
      - 1234 Avenue, New York, NY
   * Smith, Pete
      - Phone: (294) 984-2938
   * Thomas, Brent
      - 1482 Mystic Oaks, Anaheim, CA

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2,3c2,3
<    * Smith, George
<       - 1234 Avenue, New York, NY
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>    * Allen, Taylor
>       - Email: allen.taylor@hotmail.com
7,8c7,10
<    * Thomas, Brent
<       - 1482 Mystic Oaks, Anaheim, CA
---
>    * Frost, Jennifer
>       - 2498 Temple Terrace, Miami, FL
>    * Garfield, Misty
>       - 5988 Apple Tree Ln, Memphis, TN
13,25d14
<    * Percy, Adam
<       - 221 Jaguar Pkwy, Missoula, MT
<    * Garfield, Misty
<       - 5988 Apple Tree Ln, Memphis, TN
<    * Parsons, Betty
<       - Phone: (235) 523-2378
<       - Email: bettyboop123@gmail.com
<    * Sanders, Terry
<       - Email: sanderst@yahoo.com
<    * Smith, Pete
<       - Phone: (294) 984-2938
<    * Frost, Jennifer
<       - 2498 Temple Terrace, Miami, FL
30,31d18
<    * Allen, Taylor
<       - Email: allen.taylor@hotmail.com
34a22,26
>    * Parsons, Betty
>       - Phone: (235) 523-2378
>       - Email: bettyboop123@gmail.com
>    * Percy, Adam
>       - 221 Jaguar Pkwy, Missoula, MT
36a29,36
>    * Sanders, Terry
>       - Email: sanderst@yahoo.com
>    * Smith, George
>       - 1234 Avenue, New York, NY
>    * Smith, Pete
>       - Phone: (294) 984-2938
>    * Thomas, Brent
>       - 1482 Mystic Oaks, Anaheim, CA

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#62 Travis Jeffery / @travisjeffery - Score: 39 - 11/16/11 @ 20:04 
:%s/\n\(\ *-\)\@=/?/|2,sor|%s/?/\r/g|x<CR>

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#63 9diov / @9diov - Score: 39 - 11/25/11 @ 18:53 
:%s/\n\s*-/?/|2,sor|%s/?/\r      -/g|x<CR>

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#64 Dan Herbert / @pocketninja_au - Score: 39 - 02/28/12 @ 17:46 
:%s/\n *-/ -/|2,sor|%s/ -/<C-V><CR>     &/g|x<CR>

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#65 Jonathan Lozinski / @jlozinski - Score: 39 - 04/21/12 @ 11:17 
:%s/\n\(.*-\)/|\1<CR>:2,$sor<CR>:%s/|/\r/g<CR>ZZ

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#66 utopiah / @utopiah - Score: 39 - 06/10/12 @ 08:40 
:%s/\n\s*-/?/|2,sor|%s/?/\r      -/g|x<CR>

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#67 Sergi Sorribas / @lerovitch - Score: 40 - 09/15/11 @ 07:57 
:%s/\n\s*-/?<CR>:2,sor<CR>:%s/?/\r      -/g<CR>ZZ

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#68 William Dunand / @wdunand - Score: 40 - 11/14/11 @ 00:47 
qq/- <CR>kJxq20@q:2,sor<CR>qq?- <CR>i<CR>   <Esc>q20@qZZ

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#69 Glen / @Glen_S - Score: 41 - 07/26/12 @ 20:16 
D:%s/\n *-/ -<CR>:sor<CR>p:%s/ -/<C-V><CR>      -/g<CR>ZZ

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#70 Renat Aksitov / @Korvin79 - Score: 42 - 02/11/12 @ 04:00 
:%s/\n *-/ -<NL>:2,$sor<NL>:%s/ -/<C-V><NL>      -/g<NL>ZZ

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#71 Jean-Rene David / @jeanrenedavid - Score: 44 - 11/25/11 @ 17:07 
:g/\*/,/\*/-1j!<CR> gJ:2,$sor<CR>:%s/  *-/\r&/g<CR>ZZ

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#72 Kazé / @fabi1cazenave - Score: 44 - 02/16/12 @ 07:14 
:%s/\n\s*-/ -<CR>Vggj:sor<CR>:%s/ -/\r      -/g<CR>ZZ

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#73 Gavin Rogers / @KC9KVQ - Score: 44 - 04/17/12 @ 12:07 
:%s/\n\s*-/ -<CR>Vggj:sor<CR>:%s/ -/\r      -/g<CR>ZZ

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#74 Tim Tsu / @vimgolfpunk - Score: 51 - 09/01/11 @ 07:30 
jV35G:s/\n/Q<CR>qq/*<CR>?Q<CR>r<CR>lq12@q:2,15sor<CR>:%s/Q/\r/g|x<CR>

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#75 Viktor Jackson / @AntiStalinista - Score: 78 - 05/05/12 @ 00:48 
d2wj35J:s/ */<C-V><CR>   */g<CR>u:<Up><Left><Left><Left><Left><Left><Left><Left><Left><Left>\<CR><CR>gg:sort u<CR>:%s/ =<BS>-<BS>-/<C-V><CR>      -/g<CR>ggpjddZZ

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#76 Mike Roher / @mikeroher - Score: 90 - 04/23/12 @ 08:30 
<Esc>::%s/\n\(\ *-\)\@=/?/|2,sor|%s/?/\r/g|x<CR><BS><BS><BS><BS><Del><Right>x<Left><Left><Left><Left><Left><Left><Left><Left><Left><Left><Left><Left><Left><Left><Left><Left><Left><Left><Left><Left><Left><Left><Left><Left><Left><Left><Left><Left><Left><Left><Left><Left><Left><Left><Left><Left><Left><BS><CR>

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#77 無ん垢の叫び / @john_ababa - Score: 1030 - 02/28/12 @ 07:51 
jdG:a!<CR>   * Allen, Taylor<CR>      - Email: allen.taylor@hotmail.com<CR>   * Bailey, Stephen<CR>      - 4545 Harbor Ln, Atlanta, GA<CR>      - Phone: (412) 291-1238<CR>   * Frost, Jennifer<CR>      - 2498 Temple Terrace, Miami, FL<CR>   * Garfield, Misty<CR>      - 5988 Apple Tree Ln, Memphis, TN<CR>   * Grant, Jenny<CR>      - 198 Circle Dr, Houston, TX<CR>      - Phone: (213) 198-9842<CR>      - Email: jenny.grant@gmail.com<CR>   * Matthews, Frank<CR>      - 418 Happy Trail, Phoenix, AZ<CR>      - Phone: (985) 129-2394<CR>      - Email: frank@phoenixrealtors.net<CR>   * McCullen, Sarah<CR>      - 247 Hidden Elm, Seattle, WA<CR>      - Phone: (288) 283-4568<CR>   * Parsons, Betty<CR>      - Phone: (235) 523-2378<CR>      - Email: bettyboop123@gmail.com<CR>   * Percy, Adam<CR>      - 221 Jaguar Pkwy, Missoula, MT<CR>   * Perkins, Mike<CR>      - 992 Peartree Ln, Bowling Green, KY<CR>   * Sanders, Terry<CR>      - Email: sanderst@yahoo.com<CR>   * Smith, George<CR>      - 1234 Avenue, New York, NY<CR>   * Smith, Pete<CR>      - Phone: (294) 984-2938<CR>   * Thomas, Brent<CR>      - 1482 Mystic Oaks, Anaheim, CA<CR><Esc><Esc>ZZ

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