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Richard Milhouse Nixon
1913
- 1994
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37th President of USA: 1968-1974 -
resigned 10-Oct-1973 -
Impeached 1974 -
Vice-President USA under
Dwight D. Eisenhower: 1952-1960 -
USA Senator California: 1950-1952
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USA Congressional Representative from CA = 1947-1950
Empowered 12th lord
in 6 =
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competitive + goal-oriented
Dhanishtha Chandra
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causes paranoia, clandestine operations, scandal, disgrace, and loss
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public-figure birth data from astrodatabank.com |
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Rising Degree of the Navamsha Lagna =
15
Vrischika (Scorpio) = Service to others:
According to M.C. Jain in The Stars and
your Future, (p 100) 15 Vrischika =the "Degree of
Conflict":
"Denotes one disposed to travel and delight in
adventure and change.
He has a vigorous personality,
but is inclined to take
from others more than he is willing to give.
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He will possibly attain a position, and his influence
may sway,
but let him learn when to fall back into a more peaceful life,
else
will the great ship be cast on a dangerous coast by reason of strange influences,
and
disaster will be the end.
99 times out of 100, he will find
high favor,
on the 100th occasion,
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he will be surprised to find that all his efforts are in
vain
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and that instead of approval, he merits some measure of
condemnation.
In appearance he will be striking.
In affairs of the heart, he will find abundant
difficulty.
As a career, he will find favor in the realm of
public
entertainment,
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| ~~ Phaladeepika - Chapter 5, Shloka 8
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In any nativity, if the lord of
the 10th house is situated in Saturn's Navamsha,
the person shall live by
dealing in roots and fruits, by dint of hard work, through
attendants, rogues and the earnings of menials of no scruples, through
adulterated food grains, working as porters, by resorting to base
occupations, through sculpture, wooden materials and by working as
an executioner or a butcher.
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Richard Nixonis
the only American to have been elected twice to the Vice Presidency and twice to the
Presidency.
He may also qualify as the most despised American president
of all time, and possibly the only one with a diagnosed mental health
condition. (paranoia: L-12 Chandra-6)
Distinctive
Features of the Nativity:
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Gulika
in 10; Dhuma in 4
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atmakaraka Surya in 12th navamsha
Dhanushya = Nixon's last writings suggest that he accepted
the failure of his domestic presidency but would not relinquish his
claim to excellence in world affairs. He implied that people would not
appreciate his contributions for at least another generation. He seems
to have been prescient, at least on this point. Atmakaraka
Surya in 12th navamsha Dhanushya suggests that Nixon's higher
(D-9) career was indeed (as he claimed) in the world of international
relations with distant lands (from USA) - specifically his intensive
work with Kissinger to open USA diplomatic (ultimately economic)
relations with China.
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Chandra/Makara/6 is very strong = emotional
identification with working class; anti-elite; thinks of himself
as a service worker) -
in addition, and rather ironically considering
how deeply he identifies with the common people, span L-6 Shani in 10 + L-10 Shukra brings popular animosity L-6 into
his leadership positions.
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He luxuriates in the company of those holding
high rank (L-10 Vrishabha Shukra).
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Yet due to Chandra/Makara/6 he
rejects the elite who live behind the "Ivory Curtain" (USA "Ivy
League" graduates); yet due to L-6 in 10, the common people do not
respect him.
In later
years, his reputation was somewhat rehabilitated, and his international
statesmanship praised. Yet an entire generation grew up thinking 'Tricky Dick" was
the very symbol of crude, immoral authoritarianism. (Nearly 35 years after his
impeachment, Nixon masks are still
popular in "creepy" Halloween costumes.)
Raja Yoga :
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YogakarakaL-4+L-9 Mangala + L-5 Dhanusha Guru in putra bhava.
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L-12 Chandra in
6 = Vimala Yoga, good results from the losses of
others; remarkable gift = able to forge relationships with enemies in
distant lands
Dignified Shani
in 10:
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parivartamsha
yoga = L-3+L-10 Shukra/7 +
L-6+L-7 Shani, gives Shani 10th-lord status -
Shani = L-7 = lord of 10th-from-10th -
Shani = lord of Chandra -
Shani = swakshetra + kendra in navamsha -
Shani = swakshetra + lagna lord in dashamsha
Marriage
Nixon's marriage was considered to be stable, supportive,
and a major pillar of his public-service career.
His wife
Thelma "Pat" Ryan Nixon appeared pale, distant and
disengaged = Ketu 7th navamsha.
The marital troubles which attend any Simha
lagnanativity are predictable. The native is an ego-driven individual.
One may become a great exponent of divine intelligence like Simha native
Paramahansa
Yogananda, but the vehicle of delivery for this intelligence will be nevertheless a charismatic and center-stage personal style. Ego = look at me.
The spousal bhava 7 is ruled by Shani and thus
the mate should be either considerably older
than oneself,one's senior in terms of cultural or professional
achievement, or emotionally dry and cold, or all three.
The native tends
to view marriage as a public duty more than a private pleasure. The spouse
should first and foremost uphold the social reputation and appear
conventional, mainstream, regular, and predictable in the centrist customs
of the group.
In general the publicly perceived results
may be excellent with an elder or at least very sober spouse regarding a
dignified social reputation and acquisition of responsible
leadership positions.
The best possible results for Simha
lagna will occur when Shukra and Shani are both well disposed.
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In the case of
G.H.W. Bush, both the lord of bhava-7 and tenants of
bhava-7 are favorable. The spouse's inherent materialism (Shani) benefits the
native financially, as the spouse does keep a clear and accurate eye on
business administration, Shukra is greatly benefitted by His parivartamsha
yoga with Budha.
Nixon's very supportive Shukra-Shani parivartamsha
yoga gives the native artistic talent, a genius for international diplomacy, and
also a dignified andsupportive wife who shares the native's vision, ideals,
& disciplined commitment to success.
World leaders tend to share a common pattern
of being placed in an extremely hardworking, ambitious and
dedicated marriage partnership. The partners together aim for top position in a
fixed hierarchy.
The L-10 Shukra + L-7 Shani parivartamsha
yoga also brings in loyal peer
partnersin business and politics; and greatly strengthens career powers for a
legal mentality, such attorneys and legislators. Of course, not all partners are
loyal and not all leadership positions are respected, because the parivartamsha
yoga also invokes Shani's L-6 status for animosity, especially jealousy, in
partners.
It is easily apparent however that Nixon's Shani
- which gives determination and resolve - also, unfortunately, contains Nixon's signature "dirty tricks" quality.
Nixon's
chart is especially interesting to view in terms of impeachment. Your
astrologer was 18 years old when Nixon was impeached, and no greater happiness
amongst the hippie class could have been known than the twin blessings of the
end of the dastardly Vietnam War and the impeachment of the devious liar Richard
Nixon.
Yet, stepping back from personal taste, we can see that in terms of political
success, Nixon has one excellent planet (Shani) and one miserable planet (Budha
& his tenant Ketu) which each enact their destiny in the Vimshottari dasha.
Vimshottari Dasha
Narrative:
Rahu
Mahadasha
Nixon was probably raised in a somewhat volatile home environment, since the
period most influential in building his character is the 18-year Rahu
Mahadasha.
Rahu is unfavorably placed in the tumultuous and destructive 8th house. However,
because Rahu occupies a navamsha of Kuja, Rahu's period will give the results of
Kuja.
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Kuja = Yogakaraka L-4+L-9 for Simha
lagna -
Kuja = lord of both navamsha and dashamsha -
Kuja gives young Nixon good parental support,
including basic and advanced formal education.
Rahu's Lord Guru gives high intelligence.
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Guru yuti YogakarakaL-4+L-9 Mars
provides a very good education -
Guru
yuti money-making L-2+L-11 Budha provides, the capacity to earn richly.
And, for good or evil, the entire 5th house is dominated by lagnesha Surya
who gives a tremendous Ego.
L-5+L-8
Guru
Mahadasha
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age 22-38 -
Guru yuti Surya + Budha + Mangala -
Guru = L-3+L-12 from Makara Chandra -
Guru = L-5+L-8 from Simha lagna
Guru occupies a navamsha of Budha; therefore Guru gives
the effects of Budha in Guru's period. Budha continues the high good
fortune of Nixon's bhagya 5th-house Graha.
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Guru/Guru
- 1937 - graduates from Duke U. law school . Tries to get work with prestige NYC law
firms but rejected as being "shifty". Goes back to small-town California
law office. -
Guru/Shani = Shani
gives is a "marriage of necessity". Rahu-Ketu transit into the radix
axis. Nixon marries a schoolteacher. -
Guru/Surya -
Elected to US House of Representatives from California, age 33.
Surya is lagnesha (ego) and dominates L-5+L-8 Guru. 5th house is
politics. This is a strong and successful life-period, an excellent launch
into politics from a career point of view. Unfortunately this was
also his first "dirty tricks" election, attributable to Guru's 8th-house
lordship where Rahu is Guru's unruly tenant. Surya in swakshetra in 5th
dashamsha - very strong. -
Guru/Rahu
- Having built a political career as an aggressive anti-Communist, Nixon helps
destroy many reputations in public life. He is an accuser in several
notable trials. Elected to US Senate from California,in an ugly
anti-Communist campaign of smear tactics and innuendo - which of course
succeeded, because outcaste-Rahu amplifies Guru, the swakshetra 5th-lord for
politics. Guru/Rahu yuti andswakshetra in dashamsha
Shani
Mahadasha
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age 38-57
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Shani parivartamsha yoga + Shukra -
Shani = L-1+L-2 from Makara Chandra -
Shani = L-6+L-7 from Simha lagna
Shani occupies a navamsha of Shani, giving a very strong
thrust into public leadership.
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Shani/Shani
- age 39, elected USA Vice-President under Dwight Eisenhower -
Shani/Shukra
- whilst Rahu/Ketu transited Leo/Aquariusmaking trouble in the natal axis of his dashamsha whilst Ketu hovered around Shukra, Nixon narrowly
lost the presidential election to his his good friend JF Kennedy. This
is probably the effect of Ketu creating uncertainty or lack of vitality around
L-10 Shukra - who is otherwise a good career planet. -
Shani/Chandra
- runs for governor of California - lost. Chandra is L-12 for losses.
However, in politics, lost elections are not wasted time. The
visibility candidate gains will always help in the next election.
Note on Nixon's loss of the Calif
gubernatorial election in 1962:
Nixon always said that this election left his
with an exceptionally bitter taste.Chandra is the L-12 in bhava-6.
There is deep,
unresolved resentment toward the mother and those who are supposed to
care for him and protect him, in Nixon's life. This deep anger manifests
during Chandra periods - and is at its peak in the Shani/Chandra period since
Shani is lord of Chandra.
L-12 in bhava-6 signifies losses through
conflict, disease, unlawful
actions. The disturbance originates in loss of trust in social
agreements.
If a malefic+ L-12 in 7th-from-swakshetra is a
karaka for a conflicted and possibly criminal imagination.
Generally, a dusthamsha lord gives good results when
it occupies a dusthamsha. L-12 causes loss of personal identity via loss
of the dignity associated with the physical appearance, due to
circumstances in the house hosting the L-12.
When L-12 goes into the house of
argumentation, conflict, victims and the
underclass, then one loses one's ability to negotiate conflicts. There
may follow some desperate actions which are perceived to be
"options of last resort" in order to "solve the
problem" of the impending loss of personal identity, caused (it is
perceived) by enemies, by disease, or by debt.
Thus the opportunity for unintended
criminal consequences of rather confused (12) actions, those actions
being ultimately manipulated by the spirits on the astral plane (mainly
ancestor spirits) who speak in the dream voice.
If L-12 is an aggressive graha, the
result could be violent. But generally the result is somewhat
diffused. E.g., for Richard
Nixon, that graha is Chandra -
Nixon had lifelong emotional problems with suspiciousness and
feeling victimized, which got the better of him during the Watergate
break-in.
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Shani/Guru
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Age 55, elected USA president Nov-1968.
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Guru in particular is much amplified by Rahu= Guru's radix tenant and
dashamsha partner.
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Rahu-Ketu had
returned to their EXACT NATAL POSITION in for the momentous second nodal return, age
55-56 -
Nixon had inherited the extremely unpopular Vietnam
war. His lawless and secretive (L-8) style manifested in the 1970
unauthorized bombing of Cambodia under Shani/Guru.
Budha Mahadasha
age 57-74
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Budha yuti Surya + Guru + Mangala -
Budha = L-6+L-9 from Makara Chandra -
Budha = L-2+L-11 from Simha lagna
Budha occupies a navamsha of Budha; therefore Budha's
power as an L-2 "killer" planet as well as L-11 gainfulness are much
strengthened in Budha's period. Budha continues the high good fortune of
Nixon's bhagya 5th-house graha, including great material
wealth.
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However note the classic "bad" period in Budha's
mahadasha which occurs during the bhukti of a planet residing 3rd-from-Budha!
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Like Guru, who gave Nixon the first burst of early success, Budha is a nodal
ruler, over Ketu.
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As lord of no-boundaries Ketu in the 2nd house of speech, Budha feels no
compunction to speak truthfully... rather, dominated by Rahu's lord Guru, the
huge-ego lagnesha Surya, and highly-educated Yogakaraka Kuja, Nixon prefers
EXPEDIENT speech.
Up until now, the protection of Guru, Kuja, and Surya allow him to get away
with it. Few knew about the bombings and other illegal
activity, including the Watergate break-in. However, Ketu will penetrate
Nixon's own previously sturdy boundaries...
Budha-Budha
= June 17, 1972 = secret Watergate break-in
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Budha/Ketu -
Multiple levels of scandal unfold for Nixon, including exposure
of a network of lies,
theft, rampant abuse of power, and the apparent workings of a paranoid mind. Oct-1973 in
a move which destroys his only-recently-huge public support, Nixon fires the
investigators who are charged with prosecuting him for crimes. -
Budha/Shukra
- Apr-1974 - tapes released which confirm Nixon's complicity in crimes; the
public is shocked at his crude, vulgar language (Ketu/2). Resigned,
Aug-1974 -
Shukra = parivartamsha + L-6 [crime] / L-7
[partner] Shani = criminal partnerships
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Shukra = enemy of lagnesha Surya [politics,
personal integrity]
transits:
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gochara Ketu, empowered during mahadasha
of Ketu's lord Budha, transits
contact to Shukra-dashamsha, whilst gochara Shukra scrapes into Nixon's 10th radix,
causing great public uncertainty about Nixon's personal morality. -
L-6 Shani transits 6th-from-Chandra=
betrayal by criminals -
Shukra = L-10; Nixon retains his
dignity; retreating to his secluded estate. Vice-President Ford takes command and issues a pardon, so
Nixon is not indicted and he never goes to prison ... -
Only after Nixon's
death were most of the confirming details released about his criminal
activities - and many suspect his worst crime still lies buried.
When any graha occupies the inauspicious 3rd-from
Budha, the native's experience during
the period of Budha major/3rd-from-Budha minor may bedifficultin terms of communications and mental health.
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The native may feel mentally depressed,
suffer from a disturbed or over-active internal narrative, and
unable to clearly express his true intentions. He must retreat to silent
sanctuary, unable to communicate successfully with others. -
The specific nature of the alienating, mentally obtuse
inability to communicate one's thoughts successfully usually results in
rejection and depression all around. -
(Exception occurs
when Budha and the graha in 3rd from Budha enjoy parivartamsha yoga.
Then, good mental results are expected.)
Remainder of Budha Mahadasha= developing the
social network (11) and writing profitable books (Budha, 2, 11).
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As Nixon's better bhukti
periods rolled by - Kuja/Rahu/Guru/Shani - he returned to
international diplomacy in a non-elected capacity. -
He was able to significantly distinguish
himself as an "elder statesman" and recover his public service
reputation somewhat, before he died.
Yet while he
carried high dignity in international circles, he remained reviled at
home. (L-6 in 10).
Ketu Mahadasha
Ketu-Budha
period
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Career profile: Richard
Milhouse Nixon
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Primary career lagnas |
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1
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Lord of the Navamsha
of Radix L-10 |
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2
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Lord of the Dashamsha
of Radix L-10 |
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3
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Lord of 10th Navamsha |
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4
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Lord of 10th Dashamsha |
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5 |
Lord
of Dashamsha lagna |
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Secondary career lagnas |
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6
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Lord of
radix Karmaa Bhava |
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7
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Grahawhich occupy Karmaa Bhava |
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8
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Lord of Yuvati bhava
(10th-from-10th) |
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9
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Lord of 10th-from-Chandra |
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10
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Lord of Surya |
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House Lords
ranked by number of Tenants: Richard M. Nixon
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The
Seven rashi-owning graha
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Extra credit for being
D-1 or D-9:
= lagnesha
= lord of Chandra
= lord of
Arudha lagna
=
Atmakaraka
= lord of
10th navamsha
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# of planets
in His rashi, in radix(including
Rahu/Ketu)
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# of graha in His rashi,
in navamsha
(including Rahu/Ketu)
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total
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The Seven rashi-owning graha |
Extra credit for being D-1 or D-9:
= lagnesha
= lord of Chandra
= atmakaraka =
lord of arudha lagna = lord of 10th navamsha |
# of planets in His rashi, in radix(including
Rahu/Ketu) |
# of graha in His rashi, in navamsha(including Rahu/Ketu) |
Total |
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Sun
= lagnesha
= atmakaraka = lord of 10th navamsha + Moon |
4 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
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Mars =
lord of arudha lagna |
1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
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Mercury |
1 |
1 |
4 |
6 |
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Jupiter |
0 |
5 |
1 |
6 |
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Venus |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
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Saturn |
1 |
2 |
2 |
5 |
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totals |
7 |
9 |
9 |
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