Duplicates in library, which is in album, (more complicated)

So I had 3 massive libraries that I merged into 1 using iPhoto Library Manager. However on my first attempt I neglected to check the option to not import duplicates and replace duplicates in existing albums. I had attempted a second time and was successful, however that library has since been damaged and is more or less un-usable.
So reverting back to my original attempt. I have an album structure that is all set and good to go. However I forgot that there were many duplicates and I'd like to trim down the size of my library. I am aware of duplicate annihilator and would love to find a way (efficient way) to rid myself of the duplicates while not being destructive to the albums and/or being able to re-link the albums to their originals.
I'm thinking that the tools I will be needing to use are Duplicate annihilator and iPhoto Library Manager. I think that it's the method that I can't figure out. Any help would be greatly appreciated. If I wasn't dealing with a library in excess of 40,000 photos this wouldn't be too difficult to do manually. Thanks for any suggestions.
Nathan

There are two apps, actually one app and one Applescript script, for finding and removing duplicate photos from iPhoto. They are:
Duplicate Annihilator
iPhoto AppleScript to Remove Duplicates - free
The Applescript is a wee bit slower than AH but can do essentially the same thing, identify the duplicates. Just create two smart albums: one with Description contains "duplicated" and one with Description contains "original". Then you can compare the two and delete the one you don't want.
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