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                                   INFORMATION EXTRACTED FROM FORM 10-Q FOR
                                   THE QUARTER ENDED MAY 28, 1995 AND IS
                                   QUALIFIED IN ITS ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE TO
                                   SUCH FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
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