A GEDCOM file was never intended to be read as a text file, there are a whole jumble of letters numbers and codes within them. Unless you have details of what each item means and where it fits then it is best to use a GEDCOM as originally intended, that is to exchange information between computers.
The following text is the file for just three individuals, (a married couple and their daughter), the file does not even include all the dates for births, marriages and deaths, some notes and r...
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