Flower A Day
Flower A Day
You are receiving the entire pattern instead of pieces each week or month, and I am encouraging you to
sit every day and stitch at least one flower.
Over the course of 2017, I embroidered a piece that consisted of four 18” x 18” “canvases”, stitching a
flower or two every day using a tangled up bunch of stray embroidery threads I had; cotton floss, perle
cottons, silks, overdyed, off-brand flosses. (You get the idea!)
This work inspired the cross stitch adaptation you are starting now. I hope you’ll enjoy yourself with
this project, and let your creativity shine! I’ve suggested a color palette, but I encourage you to pick
your own threads from your stash. Change up colors. Toss in some beads or knots. Tweak the
flowers and make them your own.
Enjoy the journey and find satisfaction in seeing your flower garden grow, one bloom at a time!
Happy Stitching!
Carolyn
www.carolynmanningdesigns.com
cmanningstitch@aol.com
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G 8 7 < < DU
G;G 88 I I 8 D << << DUU K
G E II II 88 D? 7 D <<E E<< DUUU KK
8 EEE 8 = D??7 7 ?D 7 J DUUUUK K
88 EEE 88 II II D??76 7??D <<E E<< UUUUKK
EE E EE I I I I 76 67??D << << KK Q
EEE B EEE II II 7 67 7 7 < < K QQQ
EEB<BEE 88 = 7 KK QQQ QQQ Q
EE B<?<B EE 8 II II 5 . 5 7 QQQ QQQ Q
EEEEB<?<?<BEEEE I I 55 ... 55 66 66 66 66 QQQQ P QQ
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88 DD DD ææææZYZææææ 555 À
888 DDD DDD ææææ æZæ ææææ 555 À éÏ <
88 DDDD DDDD O ææ ææ ææ ææ À 5 éÏé <S<
DDDD DDW WDD DDDD OO æææ æææ < À 55 éÏé <
7 DDDD WW WW DDDD FF æææ æææ <S< À 55 Ïé
67 DDDW V V WDDD FF æ æ 5 < À 5 À 8 ,
777 DWWVXXXVWWD FFææFF 55 À ÀÀ 88
XXX FFææFF FF O 5 < À À 7 7 8888
DWWVXXXVWWD FF FF OO <S< À 555 7 88
7 DDDW V V WDDD FF FFææFF 5 Ïé < À 555 7 8 ,
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8 8 8 6 66 RRYS<SYRR 66 6 CCYYYCC P
< 888 66666 S<<<S 66666 4 CCC 4 P=P Q
S< 888 6 66 RRYS<SYRR 66 6 55 CCC 55 MM P QQQ
< , 8 , 6 SRRRYSYRRRS 6 445 Y 544 M QQQ QQQ QQQ
,, ,, 6 SRRRR RRRRS 6 44 4 4 44 KK QQQQQQQQQQQ
,,,, ,,,, 8 SRRR6RRRS B K QQQQ P QQQQ
88 ,,<k<,, 88 SS 6 SS N MM MM N BSB QQP < PQQ
888 k<k 8888 666 NN M II M NN B QQQ <<< QQ
88 ,,<k<,, 88 6 666 6 < IIII < K QQQQP<<<<<PQQ
,,,, ,,,, 8 KK 6 6 6 MM IIII MM KK QQQ <<< QQ
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I T T MM 0;;0 00 SS 6 SS N MM MM N VV T T VV ; ;
II C 00 SRRR6RRRS VV T T VV ;;; ;;;
II I T T 6 SRRRR RRRRS 6 é VVV 7 VVV ;;; ;;;
I III 00 MM 6 SRRRYSYRRRS 6 éé V777V ;;; ;;;
D II 0;;0 M 6 66 RRYS<SYRR 66 44 é$$ 7 ;;; ;;;
ZD II 0;;0 66666 S<<<S 66666 444 44$$$ 7 7 ;; ;;
ZZDIIII 00 6 66 RRYS<SYRR 66 44 4 é$$ ;;;; ;?;
ZD II 6 SRRRYSYRRRS 6 44 éé ;;;;; S ;
D II ??? 6 SRRRR RRRRS 6 é 4 é ;;;;;;; ?S? ;;
I III ?>>>? SRRR6RRRS éé 4 ?SSSSS?
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DDEDD N NN F 77 7 7 77 8 BBB
EEE N NNN F 7 7 7,, ;BBBBBB;?
N E N DD NN F>F 77 7 7 7,** 8 8 ;BBBBBBBB?
NDN EDDD F 7 7 7777 77 77,** ;BBBBBB;?
EDDDEEEDD 77 7 7 7 8 8 BBB
NDN EDDD ¼ ¼ 7 7 7 ¼ ¼ B4 BBBB
N E N DD NN ¼¼Y¼¼ 7 7 7 C 44 BBBBB
EEE N NNN YYY 7 77 8 ¼ ¼ BBBBB
DDEDD N NN ¼¼Y¼¼ 7 M k 7 7 ;BBBB
DDDDD N ¼ ¼ 7 MNM M M k>k 77 77 ¼ ¼ 444 ;BBB
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S é 8 é K UU 8 > 8 UU
ééé ééé 8 >>> 8
éééé éééé 8 8 888 UU>UU 888
8 éé<k<éé 8888 D 88 UUUUU 88
88 k<k 8888 8 DD 8 UUU 8
8 éé<k<éé 8888
éééé éééé 8 8 M M ¼ ¼
ééé ééé ¼;¼ #M ¼;¼
é 8 é ¼ MM ¼
888 P M
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88888 68 QQQ 86
;; 888 88 QQQ 88 M M#
;; 88 88 PQ P QP MM
;; 8 QQQ B QQQ
;; QPB<BPQ
; QQ B<P<B QQ #M M
;;;; PQQPB<PPP<BPQQP MM
;;;;; QQ B<P<B QQ
;;;;;;; QPB<BPQ ¼
S? QQQ B QQQ ¼;¼
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;;;;;;; PQ P QP ¼ M#
;;;;; 88 QQQ 88 MM
;;;; 68 QQQ 86
; P #M M
;; BBB BBB 7 é 7 MM
;; BBB BBB é
;; BB BB BB BB é 7 M M
;; BBB BZB BBB ¼
BBBBZYZBBBB ¼;¼
ZYéYZ #M MM ¼
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# BBBBZYZBBBB 7 MM M#
#é# BBB BZB BBB ¼
# BB BB BB BB 55 ¼ ¼;¼
BBB BBB5 555 ¼;¼ ¼
7 7 BBB BBB 5 55 ¼
5 M M
5 #M
4B 5 MM
4 44 444 5 M
4 4444 5 55 MM
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44444 55 5 55 M #M #M
; 4444 555 5 MM
4 ;B; 444 55 5
4 BBB 5 M
BBB ;; 5 55 #M
BBB BBB; 55 555 M# MM
B BBB BBBB; 55 55 MM
BB BBB BBBBB 555
BBBBBBBBBBB 55
BBB;B;BBBB M
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BBB???BBB M U U M
B;?????;BBBBBB; MMUV VUMM
BB?????BBBBBBBB; UVV VVU #M
B;?????;BBBBBB; UVV > VVU MM
BBB???BBB 4B > >
BBB;B;BBBB 44 UVV > VVU
BBBBBBBBBBB UVV VVU
BB BBB BBBBB MMUV VUMM
B BBB BBBB; 444 M U U M MM
BBB BBB; 4444 M#
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BBB ;; 44444 S
BBB 4444 SSS
;B; 444 S SSS S
; SSS S SSS
8 SS D SS
44 8 88 SS DZD SS
4B 88 8 SSSSDZZZDSSSS
6 88 SS DZD SS
6 SS SS D SS
SSS 88 88 SSS S SSS
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SSSS 8 8 S SSS S
CSS SSS SSS
CC SSSS C C S
V CSSS CY YC 88
DVCCS 66 CYY YYC 8 KK KK
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CCC 8 bbbb$$ $$bbbb B4 ;BBBBBB;?????;BBBBBB; 4B
8 88 bbb M bbb 8 ;BBBBBBBB?????BBBBBBBB;
88 CCC M 88 ;BBBBBB;?????;BBBBBB;
C"D"C 8 MM MM BBB???BBB
88 C""D""C 88 MMM MMM 8 BBBB;B;BBBB 444
8 CDDCDDC MM MM 88 BBBBBBBBBBBBB 4444
88 C""D""C BBBBB BBB BBBBB 44444
8 CCC C"D"C 88 ;BBBB BBB BBBB; 4444
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W 7 I I KK S 88 æBBæ ææ
W N WDW W N II II W W 8 æBBæ ¼
WDW N W N WDW = WW W W ææ DU
W N W II II WW W W WW 88 DUU K
N E I I 7 WW WW W W ææ 8 DUUU KK
8 EEE 8 7 8 8 WW WW æBBæ DUUUUK
88 EEE 88 I I 7 8 8 WW æBBæ UUUUKK
EE E EE II II I I 8 8 ææ KK ?
EEE B EEE = II II 8 8 K ???
EEB<BEE II II = 88 KK ??? ???
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EE B<?<B EE I I II II 5 . 5 8 ????????
EEEEB<?<?<BEEEE 7 I I 55 ... 55 NN NN NN NN ???? P ?
EE B<?<B EE ... NNN NNN NNN NNN ??P < P
EEB<BEE 6 µ µ 6 .. / .. NN NN ÀÀÀ NN NN ??? <<<
EEE B EEE 666 µ* *µ 666 .../0/... N ÀÀÀÀÀ N ????P<<<<<
EE E EE 66µ** **µ66 .. / .. NN N ÀÀEÀÀ N NN ??? <<<
88 EEE 88 µ ** ** µ ... NNN N EEE N NNN ??P < P
8 EEE 8 µ** $ $ **µ 55 ... 55 NN ÀÀ N E N ÀÀ NN ???? P ?
E µ***$ * $***µ 5 . 5 ÀÀÀE NDN EÀÀÀ ????????
?#? *** M ÀÀEEEDDDEEEÀÀ ??? ???
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XXX ## ## 888 7 88
µ,,#XXX#,,µ 7 88 88 7 8
55 # # µµµ, # # ,µµµ 7 888 7
5 ##E## µµµµ ,, ,, µµµµ ## M 88 > >
EéE µµµµ µµ, ,µµ µµµµ # MMM ## ÀÀ ; ÀÀ >> >>
# # ##E## µµµµ µµµµ 7 MMM # ÀÀÀ;À;ÀÀÀ C
##E## # # µµµ µµµ M ÀÀÀÀÀ >> >>
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¼ 66 77 00 7
¼;¼ 6 6 b b 777 77
¼ P K ¼ 55 $ $ 66 6 6 D 77 777
P=P KK ¼;¼ 555 B$ $B b b b b 77 I
K K P DU ¼ 55BBB$BBB D 6 C II
KK DUU K B BB$BB B b b b b 6 CCC 8 =
DUUU KK BBB B$B BBB 6 D CCC 88 II
? DUUUUK P $$BBB ? BBB$$ 6 b b b b CC C CC I
?? UUUUKK KK P=P $$$? ?$$$ D 6 CCC B CCC
?? ??? KK K P $$BBB ? BBB$$ é é b b CCB<BCC 88
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0 === ¼ ¼¼ ¼ O K 0 0 0 0 0B C<<<C B0 0 0 0 0 8
==D>D== kkkk µµ K 0 0 0 0BBC<<C<<CBB0 0 0 0
M ===>D>=== ¼ kkkk ¼ µ>>µ 0 0 0 0 0B C<<<C B0 0 0 0 0
==D>D== ¼ kk $$ kk ¼ µ>>µ 0000 C<C 0000 C C
=== ¼kk$33$kk¼ µµ BB C BB CY YC
7 55 === 55 ¼kk$33$kk¼ K K 0 0 0B BBB B0 0 0 CYY YY
0 5 = 5 ¼ kk $$ kk ¼ K K 0000 00B00 0000 C
00 ¼ kkkk ¼ µµ 0000 00000 0000 CYY YY
00 S NN kkkk µ>>µ µµ 00 00000 00 CY YC
0 SSN NNN ¼ ¼¼ ¼ µ>>µ µ>>µ K 00000 C C
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8 II II 5 . 5 7 QQQQQQQQQQQ
I I 55 ... 55 NN NN NN NN QQQQ P QQQQ
... NNN NNN NNN NNN QQP < PQQ KK
6 6 .. / .. NN NN SSS NN NN QQQ <<< QQQ KKUUUU S
66 µµ µµ 666 .../0/... N SSSSS N QQQQP<<<<<PQQQQ KUUUUD SS
66µµµ µµµ66 .. / .. NN N SSESS N NN QQQ <<< QQQ UUUD S
µ µµ µµ µ ... NNN N EEE N NNN QQP < PQQ KK UUD SS
µµµ $ $ µµµ 55 ... 55 NN SS N E N SS NN QQQQ P QQQQ K UD SSSS
µµµ$ * $µµµ 5 . 5 SSSE NDN ESSS QQQQQQQQQQQ SS
*** M SSEEEDDDEEESS QQQ QQQ QQQ ??? S
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777 4 6 ææ ææ 6 4 5 ÀÀ À À NN 88 ,,<k<,, 88
WU 7 æ æ À À 8 ,,,, ,,,, 8
UUU N N T T = À P P ,, ,, E44
UUUU N ; M < =? À À PP PP , 8 , P E444
UUU ;?; MMM T T =?? ÀÀ À ÀÀ PPPDPPP 888 P.P E4444
U 7 ; ; MMM À À À DDD 888 P 44444
U 77 77 ;?; M 5 ÀÀ À PPPDPPP 8 8 8 8 4444N
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SSSS 88 K K KG
SSS 88 8 KK
6 SS 8 88 88 K
6 8 GG GG
C C GEG GEG
8 CY YC 8 8 GEEG GEEG
88 CYY YYC 88 88 GGGG<GGGG
C <<<
CYY YYC 88 GGGG<GGGG
88 CY YC 8 GEEG GEEG
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8 C C GEG GEG
8 C C 8 GG GG
88 CY YC 88 K
C 88 CYY YYC K
YC 8 C K
YYC CYY YYC K
C CY YC 88 K KK
YYC C C 8 KK KKK
YC 88 88 88 GK KK
C 8 8 8
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00 00
0;;0 0;;0
P 55 $ $ 0;;0 00 0;;0
P=P 555 B$ $B 00 0;;0 00
P 55BBB$BBB M 0;;0
B BB$BB B M 00
K BBB B$B BBB M M
P $$BBB ? BBB$$ M
KK P=P $$$? ?$$$ M M
K P $$BBB ? BBB$$ M
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EéE µµµµ µµ, ,µµ µµµµ # MMM ## ÀÀ ; ÀÀ >> >>
# # ##E## µµµµ µµµµ 7 MMM # ÀÀÀ;À;ÀÀÀ C
##E## # # µµµ µµµ M ÀÀÀÀÀ >> >>
EéE µµ µµ ## M ) ) M ÀÀÀÀÀ 7 > > >
##E## µ µ # MM)k k)MM 77ÀÀÀÀÀ77 77 >>
# # >>> ?? ?? )kk kk) 7ÀÀÀ7 7 777 C
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8 8 S M U U M I K
4 88 88 88 SSS MMUV VUMM IDI M#
8 8 8 S SSS S UVV VVU I MM
88 GG GG KG SSS S SSS UVV > VVU M
8 GEG GEG KK SS D SS > >
GK GEEG GEEG K SS DZD SS UVV > VVU MM M#
4 KK GGGG<GGGG K KK SSSSDZZZDSSSS UVV VVU M# MM M
K K K <<< KKKK KKK SS DZD SS MMUV VUMM M
4 K K GGGG<GGGG K KK SS D SS M U U M
KK GEEG GEEG KK K SSS S SSS M
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88 P M U U M 55 55 55 QQ
$ 88 8 PPP MMUV VUMM 555 55 M# ¼ M# PQ
$>$ P PPP P UVV VVU 55 MM ¼;¼ MM 88
# $ Ké PPP P PPP UVV > VVU M ¼ 68
D# KK PP D PP > > MM M
DD# K PP DZD PP UVV > VVU MM M# M #M M# ¼
DDD K KK PPPPDZZZDPPPP UVV VVU M# MM M MM ¼;
KKKK KKK PP DZD PP MMUV VUMM M ¼ ¼
DDD K KK PP D PP M U U M ¼;¼ M
DD# KK K PPP P PPP M M ¼ ¼ MM
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D# éK KK P PPP P M# #M ¼;¼ M M#
# KKK PPP MM M# MM MM ¼
KK P #M MM
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N UU UU
N NN U U
6 N NNN NNNN
6 N
NN NN N N NN
666 N
NNN N N N N
6 66 N NN N NN N N
6 6 NN N N NNN NNNN
6 NNN NNNNNN NN
66 NN P ¼ M ¼
6 P 8 P.P MMM
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P.P 8 P MMM
P YB M BY
55 55 ¼ BB¼M¼BB ¼
6 555 555 P 8 MM ¼¼Y¼¼ MM
55 55 P.P MMMMMYYYMMMMM
55 555 P MM ¼¼Y¼¼ MM
555 5 5 ¼ BB¼M¼BB ¼
55 5 55 55 8 YB M BY
5 555 555 88 88 MMM
5 55 55 888 MMM
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5 88888 ¼ M ¼
5 55 888
5 555 C 8 C
55 55 CCC CCC K
55 8 8 CCCC CCCC 8 8
555 8888 CC<k<CC 8888 K
55 8 8888 k<k 8888 8
55 8888 CC<k<CC 8888
555 8 8 CCCC CCCC 8 8 K
55 CCC CCC
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P C 8 C )k k)
8 QQQ 86 888 )kk kk)
8 QQQ 88 88888 kk > kk
PQ P QP 888 > >
QQQ B QQQ 88 88 kk > kk
QPB<BPQ 8 )kk kk)
Q B<P<B QQ , K )k k)
QPB<PPP<BPQQP ,W, K
Q B<P<B QQ , K K
QPB<BPQ 8 UUU 8
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M# MM ¼;¼ 88 UUUUU 88
M M# ¼ 8 UUU 8
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Usage Summary
Strands Per Skein: 6
Skein Length: 313.0 in
Type Number Full Half Quarter Petite Back(in) Str(in) Spec(in) French Bead Skein Est.
DMC 155 116 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0 1.000
DMC 159 600 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0 1.000
DMC 161 60 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0 1.000
DMC 164 699 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0 1.000
DMC 208 590 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0 1.000
DMC 209 149 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0 1.000
DMC 211 169 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0 1.000
DMC 333 108 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0 1.000
DMC 347 113 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0 1.000
DMC 349 1003 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0 1.000
DMC 500 688 0 0 0 15.1 0.0 0.0 0 0 1.000
DMC 501 629 0 0 0 18.4 0.0 0.0 0 0 1.000
DMC 503 257 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0 1.000
DMC 505 596 0 0 0 35.1 0.0 0.0 0 0 1.000
DMC 602 391 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0 1.000
DMC 605 228 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0 1.000
DMC 676 134 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0 1.000
DMC 720 458 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0 1.000
DMC 722 541 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0 1.000
DMC 727 544 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0 1.000
DMC 743 525 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0 1.000
DMC 745 242 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0 1.000
DMC 746 85 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0 1.000
DMC 760 188 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0 1.000
DMC 798 342 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0 1.000
DMC 814 20 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0 1.000
DMC 915 237 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0 1.000
DMC 917 396 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0 1.000
DMC 954 718 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0 1.000
DMC 955 73 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0 1.000
DMC 964 172 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0 1.000
DMC 970 532 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0 1.000
DMC 986 1270 0 0 0 43.6 0.0 0.0 0 0 1.000
DMC 987 515 0 0 0 26.4 0.0 0.0 0 0 1.000
DMC 3371 14 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0 1.000
DMC 3608 364 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0 1.000
DMC 3685 164 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0 1.000
DMC 3713 233 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0 1.000
DMC 3716 433 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0 1.000
DMC 3765 138 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0 1.000
DMC 3803 192 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0 1.000
DMC 3804 192 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0 1.000
DMC 3808 268 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0 1.000
DMC 3813 25 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0 1.000
DMC 3821 517 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0 1.000
DMC 3831 256 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0 1.000
DMC 3832 377 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0 1.000
DMC 3840 400 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0 1.000
DMC 3850 829 0 0 0 73.7 0.0 0.0 0 0 1.000
DMC 3852 740 0 0 0 1.7 0.0 0.0 0 0 1.000
DMC 3856 206 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0 1.000
DMC B5200 1183 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0 1.000