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		<lastmod>2023-08-26T11:01:51+00:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2023-08-26T11:01:51+00:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2023-08-26T11:01:51+00:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2023-08-26T11:01:52+00:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2023-08-26T11:01:52+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://dev.yankeeinstitute.org/2020/05/14/beam-of-light-850-degrees-pizza-in-ridgefield/</loc>
		<lastmod>2023-08-26T11:01:52+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://dev.yankeeinstitute.org/2020/05/15/beam-of-light-matthew-carrier-in-enfield/</loc>
		<lastmod>2023-08-26T11:01:52+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://dev.yankeeinstitute.org/2020/03/26/beam-of-light-neighbors-helping-neighbors-in-winsted/</loc>
		<lastmod>2023-08-26T11:01:53+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://dev.yankeeinstitute.org/2020/03/26/beam-of-light-neighbors-helping-neighbors-in-winsted-2/</loc>
		<lastmod>2023-08-26T11:01:53+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://dev.yankeeinstitute.org/2020/03/27/beam-of-light-soden-tek-in-avon-and-west-hartford/</loc>
		<lastmod>2023-08-26T11:01:54+00:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2023-08-26T11:01:54+00:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2023-08-26T11:01:55+00:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2023-08-26T11:01:55+00:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2023-08-26T11:17:08+00:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2023-08-26T11:17:23+00:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2023-08-26T11:19:22+00:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2023-08-26T11:19:22+00:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2023-09-12T21:34:21+00:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2023-09-12T21:34:22+00:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2023-09-12T21:34:22+00:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2023-09-12T21:34:24+00:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2023-09-12T21:34:25+00:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2023-09-12T21:34:28+00:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2023-09-12T21:34:29+00:00</lastmod>
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