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<LEGEND>
This  schedule  contains  summary  financial  information  extracted  from  Host
Marriott Corporation and Subsidiaries  Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets and
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and is qualified in its entirety
by reference to such financial statements.
</LEGEND>
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<NAME>       Host Marriott Corporation                 
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