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	<0.1	lower 25%	median	upper 75%	>1000
community	4.6%	1.825	10.87	34.3	0.9%
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Lower bound	community	My Prediction
<0.1	4.6%	—
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lower 25%	1.825	—
median	10.87	—
upper 75%	34.3	—
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>1000	0.9%	—

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Opened:

Oct 12, 2022

Closes:

Jan 1, 2123

Resolves:

Mar 2, 2123

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