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<ARTICLE> 5
<LEGEND>
This schedule contains Summary Financial Information extracted from The Balance
Sheet, Statement of Operation and Statement of Cash Flows included in the
Company's Form 10-Q for the period ending January 31, 1998, and is qualified in
its entirety by reference to such financial statements.
</LEGEND>
<MULTIPLIER> 1,000
       
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