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The spokes are nearly the same size not because of the offset, but because they are laced as tangents to the hub rather than in a radial pattern.
Before you start building up the hub, place it in the bike frame and put the chain on the chain wheel and hub sprocket. See how the chain aligns. Do what it takes to get the chain line straight, flip the cog, move its spacers, whatever. Use some of those washers if necessary. When you have the chain line right, then you know where to put the washers. Build your wheel around that configuration, making sure to center the rim over the axle ends in that configuration.
Lacing the wheel up will be a lot of fun. Take your time. The rear dynohubs are a lot easier than the front ones!
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