Why are my Safari bookmarks multiplying?

When I open up my Bookmarks lists in Safari, I see now they have started multiplying, invariably with more of the same ones that I already have. Why is this, I only want one of each bookmarked website, not more than one? Running Lion 10.7.5 with safari 6.0.2 on both my Macbook Pro and iMac.

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