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It is known from the United States ( from Massachusetts and south Wyoming south to southern Florida and southern Arizona , Michigan , New Mexico ) and Canada .
It is known from the United States ( from Arizona , Michigan , New Mexico and southern Wyoming south to southern Massachusetts and southern Florida ) and Canada .
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[A]: no

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SDUU currently has branches in Stockholm , Gothenburg , Halmstad , Kalmar , Skane , Orebro , Umea , Skelleftea and Pitea .
SDUU currently has local branches in Skane , Orebro , Umea , Halmstad , Kalmar , Stockholm , Goteborg , Skelleftea and Pitea .
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[A]: yes

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Family life was hard in the early days . Both water and firewood had to be brought from long
In the early days , family life was long : water and firewood had to be brought by hard .
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[A]: no

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Despite the success of Chuck D and Public Enemy , Chuck D claims that popularity or public approval was never a driving motivation behind their work .
Despite Chuck D 's success , Chuck D and Public Enemy claims that popularity or public approval was never a driving motivation behind their work .
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no