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      <image:caption>One More Uphill for Johnson at 9.1k</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>1924 Olympic Stadium Grounds | The Cross Country Race Began North of the Practice Track Found to the East of the Stadium</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Diagram of the 1924 Olympic Cross Country Course</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Johnson Hits a Downhill Portion of the Race at 4.5k</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Nurmi Arrives in the Stadium as the Leader</image:caption>
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