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 "docs": "https://bestsmpservers.com/license",
 "methodology": "https://bestsmpservers.com/methodology",
 "ordering": "Editorial order, set by the site after playing the servers. It is not produced by a formula, and no position is for sale. Every numeric field below is measured by our own status pings.",
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