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The central core of the central Ministry of Defence was the new Defence Office .
The central core of the new Ministry of Defense was the Central Defence Office .
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[no]

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In addition , Merrill was a member of the Ashland , Wisconsin School Board and served as the Ashland County district attorney from 1917 to 1926 .
In addition , Merrill was a member of the Ashland County School Board and served as Ashland , Wisconsin district prosecutor from 1917 to 1926 .
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[no]

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The nearest train station is Shimanto , the terminus of the Tosa Kuroshio Railway Nakamura Line , located in Nakamura Station .
The nearest train station is Shimanto , the terminus of the Tosa Kuroshio railway line Nakamura , which is in the station Nakamura .
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[yes]

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'' Clitarchus hookeri '' is found from Wellington to the Northland region in the south of the North Island of New Zealand .
'' Clitarchus hookeri '' is found from Northland to the region of Wellington in the south of the North Island of New Zealand .
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[no]