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<DESCRIPTION>POWER OF ATTORNEY
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                                POWER OF ATTORNEY
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                  KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS that the undersigned hereby
constitutes, designates and appoints Robert Connolly, Vincent Tritto, Brian
Kindelan, Edward Baer and Bartholomew Battista as such person's true and lawful
attorneys-in-fact and agents, each with full power of substitution and
resubstitution and full power to act alone and without the other, for the
undersigned and in the undersigned's name, place and stead, in any and all
capacities, to execute, acknowledge, deliver and file any and all statements on
Form 3, Form 4 and Form 5 and any successor forms adopted by the Securities and
Exchange Commission, as required by the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the
Investment Company Act of 1940 and the rules thereunder, and requisite documents
in connection with such statements, respecting securities of the closed-end
registered investment companies advised by BlackRock Advisors, Inc.

                  This power of attorney supersedes any previous versions of
same, and shall be valid from the date hereof until revoked by the undersigned.

                  IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this
instrument as of the 17th day of March, 2006.





                                    By:  /s/ Jeff Gary
                                         -------------
                                         Jeff Gary
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