Angle Riddle
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The angles of a triangle meet the following criteria:
- All the angle measures are prime numbers.
- All the angle measures are distinct.
- Exactly two of my angle measures are palindromic.
- The difference between my two largest angle measures is a two digit number x.
- One of the digits of x is twice the other digit.
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