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After a day trip through the Scottish Highlands, five hikers are covered in midge bites. They have 7, 9, 10, 13 and 14 bites. The total number of bites Gabriel and Jesseca have is three times the number of bites Isobel has. The total number of bites Kyle and Jesseca have is twice the number of bites Henry has. How many bites does Jesseca have?

(A) 77 (B) 99 (C) 1010 (D) 1313 (E) 1414

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