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<LEGEND>                    INFORMATION EXTRACTED FROM THE COMPANY'S
                            CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE THREE
                            MONTHS ENDED SEP 30, 1998 AND IS QUALIFIED IN ITS
                            ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE TO SUCH FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
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