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<LEGEND>
This schedule contains summary financial information extracted from the
Reynolds
Metals Company Consolidated Balance Sheet for December 31, 1995 and
Consolidated
Statement of Income and Retained Earnings for the Year Ended December 31, 1995
and is qualified in its entirety by reference to such financial statements.
</LEGEND>
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