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{ name: "Tampa", lat: 27.9506, lon: -82.4572, color:'black'},
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{name:"Dallas", lat:32.7767, lon:-96.7970, color:'black'},
{name:"Tulia", lat:34.5359, lon:-101.7585, color:'black'},
{name:"Great Bend", lat:38.3645, lon:-98.7648, color:'black'}
];